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CDHW43 PHFO 100247
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
447 PM HST FRI APR 9 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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         82        MM  85    1963  79      3       75        
  MINIMUM         66        MM  62    1990  65      1       68        
                                      1981                          
                                      1978                          
  AVERAGE         74                        72      2       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             3.95 1986   0.45  -0.45     0.58    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.73                      4.20  -3.47     4.49    
  SINCE MAR 1     27.98                     18.55   9.43     5.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     48.47                     37.15  11.32    12.67    
                                                                     
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            9                         7      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                        63     23       70       
  SINCE MAR 1    344                       278     66      340       
  SINCE JAN 1    838                       656    182      765       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        86      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        61      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2004.........SUNRISE   607 AM HST   SUNSET   637 PM HST   
APRIL 10 2004.........SUNRISE   606 AM HST   SUNSET   637 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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