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CDHW43 PHFO 121237
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
236 AM HST FRI MAR 12 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         83        MM  86    1986  79      4       82        
                                      1983                          
                                      1972                          
  MINIMUM         63        MM  58    1969  65     -2       63        
  AVERAGE         73                        72      1       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.83 1985   0.46  -0.46     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.91                      4.70  -1.79     0.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.91                      4.70  -1.79     0.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.40                     23.30   0.10     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        8                         7      1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        75     24       83       
  SINCE MAR 1     99                        75     24       83       
  SINCE JAN 1    593                       453    140      508       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        89      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        57      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2004.........SUNRISE   631 AM HST   SUNSET   629 PM HST   
MARCH 13 2004.........SUNRISE   630 AM HST   SUNSET   630 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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