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Port Isabel Profile Page 2
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Port
Isabel/Cameron County Airport is located ten miles north of Port
Isabel. Municipally owned, it has a lighted primary runway of 10,000
feet.
Brownsville-South Padre Island International
Airport is located in Brownsville, 22 miles south, with commercial
and passenger service.
Valley International Airport, located in
Harlingen, 35 miles northeast, is a hub serving the lower Rio Grande
Valley and South Padre Island.
Highways:
North-South - Texas Hwy 48
East-West - Texas Hwy 100 |
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Newspapers:
Port Isabel/South Padre PRESS (semi-weekly)
Coastal Current (weekly)
South Padre Parade (semi-monthly)
The Island Times (monthly)
Brownsville Herald (daily)
Valley Morning Star (daily)
Radio Stations:
KESO FM 92.2
KZSP FM 95.3
KVPA FM 101.1
Served by Time Warner Cablevision service |
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Electricity:
Central Power and Light Company
111 S Garcia
Port Isabel, Texas 78578
(956) 943-5446
Gas:
Texas Union Gas
5602 East Grimes Road
Harlingen, Texas 78553-1827
(956) 444-3900
Telephone:
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
P.O. Box 2407
McAllen, Texas 78502
(800) 464-7928
Water/Sewer:
Laguna Madre Water District
105 Port Road
Port Isabel, Texas 78578
(956) 943-2626
Solid Waste Disposal:
Browning-Ferris Industries
P.O. Box 1217
La Feria, Texas 78559
(956) 423-7316 |
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Alfoli Dios Church
First Baptist Church
First United Methodist Church
Fishers of Men Lutheran Church
Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall
Lighthouse Assembly of God
Maranatha Worship Center
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Port Isabel Church of Christ
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
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First
National Bank of South Padre
709 Padre Boulevard
South Padre Island, Texas 78597
(956) 761-7959
First National Bank of SPI
213 Queen Isabella Blvd.
Port Isabel, Texas 78578
(956) 943-1190
First National Bank of Edinburg
115 E. Queen Isabella Blvd.
Port Isabel, Texas 78578
(956)943-0400
Wells Fargo Texas, N.A.
1800 W. Highway 100
Port Isabel, Texas 78578
(956) 943-9301
Wells Fargo Texas, N.A.
550 Padre Boulevard
South Padre Island, Texas 78597
(956) 761-5551
International Bank of Commerce (IBC)
1601 Hwy. 100
Port Isabel, Texas 78578
(956) 943-3000
International Bank of Commerce (IBC)
901 Padre Boulevard
South Padre Island, Texas 78597
(956) 761-6156
South Padre Bank
2701 Padre Blvd.
South Padre Island, Texas 78597
(956) 761-8589 |
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Temperature:
January mean minimum- 51.4 F
July mean maximum- 92.5 F
Annual average- 73.6 F
Precipitation:
Highest precipitation- September Avg. rainfall- 5.13"
Lowest precipitation- March Avg. rainfall- 1.11"
Annual average rainfall- 27.62" |
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Average weather in Port Isabel: |
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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| Average temp. (F) |
59.7
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62.4
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68.4
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73.2
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78.6
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82.3
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83.5
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83.5
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81.2
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76.2
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69.3
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61.4
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| High temperature (F) |
67.6
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70.3
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75.4
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79.5
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84.1
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88.1
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89.7
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89.8
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87.6
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83.2
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76.5
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69.2
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| Low temperature (F) |
51.8
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54.6
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61.3
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66.9
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73.0
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76.4
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77.2
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77.1
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74.8
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69.2
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62.0
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53.7
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| Precipition (Inches) |
1.9
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1.7
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1.2
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1.8
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2.4
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2.1
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1.7
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2.2
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6.0
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3.7
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2.1
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1.6
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Normal climate around Port Isabel: |
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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| Days with
precipitation |
7
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6
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4
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4
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5
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6
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4
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7
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10
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7
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6
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7
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| Wind speed (m.p.h.) |
11.1
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11.9
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13.1
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13.6
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12.9
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12.0
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11.3
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10.2
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9.3
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9.4
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10.5
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10.6
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| Morning humidity (%) |
88
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89
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88
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89
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90
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90
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91
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91
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91
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90
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87
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87
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| Afternoon humidity
(%) |
70
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66
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63
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64
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65
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64
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60
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61
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65
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64
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66
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69
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| Sunshine (%) |
41
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48
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53
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58
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63
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73
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80
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76
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68
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65
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51
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42
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| Days clear of clouds |
6
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7
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7
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5
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6
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8
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11
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11
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9
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11
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9
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7
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| Cloudy days |
18
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15
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16
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15
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11
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6
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6
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7
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8
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7
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12
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17
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Port Isabel:
Number of hotels and motels- 8
Number of rooms- 125
Within a 10 mile radius:
Number of hotels and motels- 28
Number of rooms- 5,000 (including condominiums) |
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