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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
136 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008



...THE HARLINGEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         84    231 PM  88    2007  69     15       88       
                                      1921                          
  MINIMUM         60    415 AM  28    1924  50     10       53       
  AVERAGE         72                        60     12       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1940   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.91  -0.89     0.08    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.02                      0.91  -0.89     0.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.69                     27.54   7.15    35.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       124      0       58       
  SINCE DEC 1    124                       124      0       58       
  SINCE JUL 1    175                       217    -42      123       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        44      8      128       
  SINCE DEC 1     52                        44      8      128       
  SINCE JAN 1   3968                      3719    249     4048       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         


                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     55                                                       
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE HARLINGEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1920                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        25      1973                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2008......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   544 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 2008......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   545 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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