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CDHW43 PHFO 231237
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
237 AM HST TUE MAR 23 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         72    231 PM  88    1972  79     -7       80       
  MINIMUM         67    718 PM  59    1958  65      2       65       
  AVERAGE         70                        72     -2       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        8.94R         2.81 1986   0.49   8.45     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE   18.62                      9.96   8.66     0.64    
  SINCE MAR 1     18.62                      9.96   8.66     0.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.11                     28.56  10.55     7.32    
                                                                     
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        5                         7     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  176                       152     24      178       
  SINCE MAR 1    176                       152     24      178       
  SINCE JAN 1    670                       530    140      603       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     87           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        93      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        59      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2004.........SUNRISE   621 AM HST   SUNSET   632 PM HST   
MARCH 24 2004.........SUNRISE   620 AM HST   SUNSET   633 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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