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CDHW43 PHFO 101236
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
236 AM HST WED MAR 10 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         77        MM  87    1986  79     -2       83        
  MINIMUM         64        MM  60    1989  64      0       66        
                                      1971                          
  AVERAGE         71                        72     -1       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             8.53 1991   0.45  -0.45      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.91                      3.79  -0.88     0.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.91                      3.79  -0.88     0.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.40                     22.39   1.01     6.87    
                                                                     
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        6                         7     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                        61     25       66       
  SINCE MAR 1     86                        61     25       66       
  SINCE JAN 1    580                       439    141      491       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        87      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        57      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2004.........SUNRISE   632 AM HST   SUNSET   629 PM HST   
MARCH 11 2004.........SUNRISE   631 AM HST   SUNSET   629 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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