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CDHW43 PHFO 181237
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
237 AM HST THU MAR 18 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         78        MM  88    1967  79     -1       81        
  MINIMUM         67        MM  57    1965  65      2       64        
                                      1954                          
  AVERAGE         73                        72      1       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05         15.66 1980   0.48  -0.43     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.18                      7.53   0.65     0.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.18                      7.53   0.65     0.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.67                     26.13   2.54     7.03    
                                                                     
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  142                       117     25      135       
  SINCE MAR 1    142                       117     25      135       
  SINCE JAN 1    636                       495    141      560       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        84      1989                    
                                             1984                    
                                             1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        54      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2004.........SUNRISE   626 AM HST   SUNSET   631 PM HST   
MARCH 19 2004.........SUNRISE   625 AM HST   SUNSET   631 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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