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CDHW43 PHFO 170247
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
446 PM HST FRI APR 16 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         81        MM  87    1979  79      2       76        
  MINIMUM         66        MM  59    1956  66      0       64        
  AVERAGE         74                        73      1       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.28          5.02 1968   0.42  -0.14     0.32    
  MONTH TO DATE   17.11                      7.24   9.87     5.30    
  SINCE MAR 1     44.36                     21.59  22.77     6.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     64.85                     40.19  24.66    13.48    
                                                                     
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        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       112     31      125       
  SINCE MAR 1    401                       327     74      395       
  SINCE JAN 1    895                       705    190      820       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        87      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        62      2000                    
                                             1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2004.........SUNRISE   601 AM HST   SUNSET   639 PM HST   
APRIL 17 2004.........SUNRISE   600 AM HST   SUNSET   639 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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