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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
226 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2008


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...THE HARLINGEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1912 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         69    338 PM  97    1991  78     -9       80       
  MINIMUM         45    720 AM  34    1989  56    -11       50       
  AVERAGE         57                        67    -10               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.05 1913   0.04  -0.04             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.31  -0.31             
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.31  -0.31             
  SINCE JAN 1      1.28                      3.66  -2.38             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                                6                
  MONTH TO DATE   17                                0                
  SINCE MAR 1     17                                0                
  SINCE JUL 1    443                             -269                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                               -4                
  MONTH TO DATE   32                                6                
  SINCE MAR 1     32                                6                
  SINCE JAN 1    249                              106                
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.3                                         

 
 
                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    61                                                       
 LOWEST     12                                                       
 AVERAGE    37                                                       

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THE HARLINGEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        90      2006                    
                                             1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        34      1989                    
                                             1996                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2008.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
MARCH  9 2008.........SUNRISE   746 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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