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CDHW43 PHFO 251239
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
238 AM HST THU MAR 25 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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         76    205 PM  87    1972  79     -3       83       
  MINIMUM         65    620 AM  58    1965  65      0       66       
  AVERAGE         71                        72     -1       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.46          7.00 1994   0.49   0.97      T      
  MONTH TO DATE   23.33                     10.94  12.39     0.70    
  SINCE MAR 1     23.33                     10.94  12.39     0.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.82                     29.54  14.28     7.38    
                                                                     
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  187                       166     21      197       
  SINCE MAR 1    187                       166     21      197       
  SINCE JAN 1    681                       544    137      622       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   5 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        84      1995                    
                                             1993                    
                                             1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        59      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2004.........SUNRISE   619 AM HST   SUNSET   633 PM HST   
MARCH 26 2004.........SUNRISE   619 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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