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CDHW43 PHFO 300247
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
446 PM HST MON MAR 29 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         83        MM  86    2002  79      4       80        
  MINIMUM         67        MM  61    1970  65      2       68        
  AVERAGE         75                        72      3       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.05          1.27 1996   0.49  -0.44      T      
  MONTH TO DATE   25.22                     13.39  11.83     1.31    
  SINCE MAR 1     25.22                     13.39  11.83     1.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.71                     31.99  13.72     7.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY           10                         7      3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  238                       201     37      248       
  SINCE MAR 1    238                       201     37      248       
  SINCE JAN 1    732                       579    153      673       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        86      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        61      1991                    
                                             1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 29 2004.........SUNRISE   616 AM HST   SUNSET   634 PM HST   
MARCH 30 2004.........SUNRISE   615 AM HST   SUNSET   634 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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