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CDHW43 PHFO 010247
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
447 PM HST FRI APR 30 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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  84    1980  80      1       79        
  MINIMUM         67        MM  62    1985  66      1       63        
  AVERAGE         74                        73      1       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             3.70 1970   0.34  -0.34     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE   20.51                     12.54   7.97    14.07    
  SINCE MAR 1     47.76                     26.89  20.87    15.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     68.25                     45.49  22.76    22.25    
                                                                     
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                         8      1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  265                       223     42      228       
  SINCE MAR 1    523                       438     85      498       
  SINCE JAN 1   1017                       816    201      923       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        85      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        61      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2004.........SUNRISE   552 AM HST   SUNSET   643 PM HST   
MAY  1 2004...........SUNRISE   551 AM HST   SUNSET   644 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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