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CDHW43 PHFO 180246
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
446 PM HST SAT APR 17 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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    1977  79      2       77        
  MINIMUM         68        MM  62    2000  66      2       66        
                                      1955                          
  AVERAGE         75                        73      2       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.20          6.51 1963   0.42  -0.22     0.86    
  MONTH TO DATE   17.50                      7.66   9.84     6.16    
  SINCE MAR 1     44.75                     22.01  22.74     7.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     65.24                     40.61  24.63    14.34    
                                                                     
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        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       119     34      132       
  SINCE MAR 1    411                       334     77      402       
  SINCE JAN 1    905                       712    193      827       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        87      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        61      1973                    
                                             1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2004.........SUNRISE   600 AM HST   SUNSET   639 PM HST   
APRIL 18 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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