1997 MONTHLY CLIMATIC DATA FOR BROWNSVILLE,TX

**1997 MONTHLY CLIMATIC DATA FOR BROWNSVILLE,TX**
	JAN.	FEB.	MAR.	APR.	MAY	JUN.	JUL.	AUG.	SEP.	OCT.	NOV.	DEC.
AVG. HIGH TEMP.	67.0	73.4	78.2	77.9	84.7	90.4	94.6	94.8	91.9	81.9	74.3	70.7
DEPARTURE FROM AVG.	-1.9	+1.2	-0.2	-6.1	-3.1	-0.6	+1.3	+1.2	+1.5	-3.4	-4.0	-1.0
AVG. LOW TEMP.	49.3	55.0	61.7	63.7	69.7	74.4	76.4	76.3	72.5	66.5	57.1	48.7
DEPARTURE FROM AVG.	-0.6	+2.5	+2.6	-2.8	-2.3	-0.5	+0.7	+0.9	-0.7	+0.4	-1.9	-3.7
AVG. MONTHLY TEMP.	58.2	64.2	70.0	70.8	77.2	82.4	85.5	85.6	82.2	74.2	65.7	59.7
DEPARTURE FROM AVG.	-1.2	+1.8	+1.2	-4.5	-2.7	-0.6	+1.0	+1.1	+0.4	-1.5	-3.0	-2.4
AVG. MONTHLY DEW POINT	51.2	57.7	63.7	64.6	71.4	74.0	75.1	74.8	72.0	66.8	59.3	50.2
TOTAL COOLING DEGREE DAYS	84	74	178	209	388	530	647	643	523	297	111	40
TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS	287	90	19	28	0	0	0	0	0	6	83	196
TOTAL PRECIP. (INCHES)	0.61	0.42	5.95	4.78	2.06	1.47	Trace	1.80	4.77	13.15	0.87	0.45
DEPARTURE FROM AVG. (INCHES)	-0.95	-0.60	+5.41	+3.22	-0.88	-1.26	-1.90	-0.97	-1.23	+10.35	-0.64	-0.80
AVG. STATION PRESSURE (INCHES)	30.09	30.04	29.98	29.87	29.91	29.85	29.95	29.95	29.90	29.93	29.99	30.00
AVG. SEA LEVEL PRESSURE (INCHES)	30.10	30.05	29.99	29.89	29.93	29.86	29.97	29.97	29.91	29.95	30.00	30.02
AVG. WIND SPEED (MPH)	9.4	10.7	10.5	10.7	10.0	10.6	11.1	10.4	7.2	8.9	9.4	9.3
AVG. WIND DIRECTION *	340	130	140	140	170	110	120	80	150	150	30	60

(ALL TEMPERATURES ARE IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)

* - (AVERAGE WIND DIRECTION READ AS 90 DEG = EAST, 180 DEG = SOUTH, 270 DEG = WEST, 360 DEG = NORTH)