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CDHW43 PHFO 290247
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
446 PM HST WED APR 28 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         80        MM  87    1954  80      0       81        
  MINIMUM         66    136 AM  60    1972  66      0       67       
  AVERAGE         73                        73      0       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.01          5.25 1989   0.35  -0.34      T      
  MONTH TO DATE   20.14                     11.86   8.28    14.06    
  SINCE MAR 1     47.39                     26.21  21.18    15.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     67.88                     44.81  23.07    22.24    
                                                                     
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        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  246                       207     39      215       
  SINCE MAR 1    504                       422     82      485       
  SINCE JAN 1    998                       800    198      910       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        86      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        63      2003                    
                                             1985                    
                                             1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2004.........SUNRISE   553 AM HST   SUNSET   643 PM HST   
APRIL 29 2004.........SUNRISE   552 AM HST   SUNSET   643 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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