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CDUS44 KBRO 010829
CLIMFE


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
228 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005

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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         94    437 PM 100    1989  84     10       85       
  MINIMUM         68    323 AM  38    1987  63      5       55       
  AVERAGE         81                        74      7       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.71 1945   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      0.72  -0.33     3.79    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.39                      0.72  -0.33     3.79    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.32                      3.27  -0.95     5.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      3.5                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         8      8        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  212                       198     14      238       
  SINCE MAR 1    212                       198     14      238       
  SINCE JAN 1    453                       347    106      357       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90                                                       
 LOWEST     30                                                       
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        98      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        39      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   650 PM CST   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM CST   SUNSET   650 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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