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CDHW43 PHFO 201237
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
236 AM HST SAT MAR 20 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         79   1225 PM  84    1972  79      0       81       
  MINIMUM         65    719 AM  56    1971  65      0       65       
  AVERAGE         72                        72      0       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.54 1991   0.48  -0.48     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.19                      8.49  -0.30     0.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.19                      8.49  -0.30     0.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.68                     27.09   1.59     7.04    
                                                                     
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        7                         7      0        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       131     25      152       
  SINCE MAR 1    156                       131     25      152       
  SINCE JAN 1    650                       509    141      577       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  29 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        84      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        57      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2004.........SUNRISE   624 AM HST   SUNSET   631 PM HST   
MARCH 21 2004.........SUNRISE   623 AM HST   SUNSET   632 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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