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CLIMFE


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
254 AM CDT THU AUG 18 2005

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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         97    233 PM 102    1943  97      0       98       
  MINIMUM         76    614 AM  69    1947  76      0       71       
  AVERAGE         87                        86      1       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.74R         0.56 1988   0.09   0.65     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.56                      1.25   0.31     0.32    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.33                      5.49   3.84     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.44                     12.76   0.68    17.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        21      1       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  365                       365      0      373       
  SINCE JUN 1   1733                      1595    138     1644       
  SINCE JAN 1   3021                      2757    264     2736       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91                                                       
 LOWEST     42                                                       
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   96       103      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        68      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2005........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2005........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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