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CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
237 AM HST TUE MAR 2 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         88R   225 PM  88    1968  80      8       81       
  MINIMUM         69   1159 PM  59    1983  64      5       64       
                                      1970                          
                                      1965                          
  AVERAGE         79                        72      7       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             6.68 1954   0.39  -0.39      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.39  -0.39      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.39  -0.39      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     20.49                     18.99   1.50     6.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 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 MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         6      8        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                         6      8        8       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                         6      8        8       
  SINCE JAN 1    508                       384    124      433       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  84 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        86      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        57      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2004.........SUNRISE   639 AM HST   SUNSET   626 PM HST   
MARCH  3 2004.........SUNRISE   638 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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