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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1230 PM CST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            96   02/10        91       5       91  02/29
LOWEST             44   02/26        36       8       45  02/25
AVG. MAXIMUM     81.0              75.1     5.9
AVG. MINIMUM     58.1              54.2     3.9
MEAN             69.5              64.7     4.8     66.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      3               1.4     1.6
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.2    -0.2
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.01              1.11   -1.10     3.27
DAILY AVG.       0.00              0.04   -0.04     0.11
DAYS >= .01         1               5.4    -4.4       13
DAYS >= .10         0               2.2    -2.2        7
DAYS >= .50         0               0.5    -0.5        3
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.01   02/06 TO 02/06           02/07 TO 02/08

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      27               106     -79       99
 SINCE 7/1        296               533    -237      379
COOLING TOTAL     161                97      64      138
 SINCE 1/1        249               159      90      250

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        MM
LATEST                          MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/310    DATE  02/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/320    DATE  02/25

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             16
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     59

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      3

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

.REMARKS...MONTHLY RAINFALL OF 0.01 INCHES TIED FOR THE DRIEST
FEBRUARY ON RECORD...PREVIOUS RECORD 0.01 SET IN 1999.

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