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CDHW43 PHFO 240247
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
446 PM HST FRI APR 23 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         79    241 PM  86    1997  80     -1       78       
  MINIMUM         67        MM  61    1991  66      1       67        
  AVERAGE         73                        73      0       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.33          9.66 1971   0.38  -0.05     0.81    
  MONTH TO DATE   18.76                     10.04   8.72    11.20    
  SINCE MAR 1     46.01                     24.39  21.62    12.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     66.50                     42.99  23.51    19.38    
                                                                     
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            8                         8      0        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  206                       167     39      173       
  SINCE MAR 1    464                       382     82      443       
  SINCE JAN 1    958                       760    198      868       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
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     67          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        85      1980                    
                                             1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        63      2002                    
                                             1979                    
                                             1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2004.........SUNRISE   556 AM HST   SUNSET   641 PM HST   
APRIL 24 2004.........SUNRISE   555 AM HST   SUNSET   641 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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