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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
245 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008


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...THE HARLINGEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         75    354 PM  86    1981  69      6       60       
  MINIMUM         40    541 AM  15    1989  49     -9       43       
  AVERAGE         58                        59     -1       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.01 2006   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      1.06  -1.03     0.08    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.03                      1.06  -1.03     0.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.70                     27.69   7.01    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        7                         7      0       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       145     11       71       
  SINCE DEC 1    156                       145     11       71       
  SINCE JUL 1    207                       238    -31      136       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        50      2      133       
  SINCE DEC 1     52                        50      2      133       
  SINCE JAN 1   3968                      3725    243     4053       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         


                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     60                                                       
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE HARLINGEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        15      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2008......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   546 PM CST   
DECEMBER 25 2008......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   546 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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