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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
232 AM CDT THU MAR 20 2008


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...THE HARLINGEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         82    424 PM  93    1945  80      2       82       
  MINIMUM         53   1148 PM  34    1934  58     -5       66       
  AVERAGE         68                        69     -1               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1925   0.03  -0.03             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      0.71   0.06             
  SINCE MAR 1      0.77                      0.71   0.06             
  SINCE JAN 1      2.05                      4.06  -2.01             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                               -1                
  MONTH TO DATE   29                               -4                
  SINCE MAR 1     29                               -4                
  SINCE JUL 1    455                             -273                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                               -2                
  MONTH TO DATE  132                               50                
  SINCE MAR 1    132                               50                
  SINCE JAN 1    349                              150                
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                         

 
 
                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72                                                       
 LOWEST     12                                                       
 AVERAGE    42                                                       

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THE HARLINGEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        99      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        37      1965                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2008.........SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
MARCH 21 2008.........SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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