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CDHW43 PHFO 011237
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
236 AM HST MON MAR 1 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 29 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         85    342 PM  89    1968  79      6       81       
  MINIMUM         64    132 AM  61    1952  64      0       67       
  AVERAGE         75                        72      3       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.11 1980   0.38  -0.38     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.28                      8.86  -0.58     5.44    
  SINCE DEC 1     30.54                     29.10   1.44    17.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.49                     18.60   1.89     6.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         7      3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  251                       187     64      189       
  SINCE DEC 1    750                       601    149      671       
  SINCE JAN 1    494                       378    116      425       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  70 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        88      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        59      1983                    
                                             1970                    
                                             1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2004.........SUNRISE   639 AM HST   SUNSET   626 PM HST   
MARCH  2 2004.........SUNRISE   639 AM HST   SUNSET   626 PM HST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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