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CDHW43 PHFO 020247
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
446 PM HST SAT MAY 1 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         84        MM  85    1980  80      4       82        
  MINIMUM         71        MM  61    1979  66      5       62        
  AVERAGE         78                        73      5       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.02          2.11 1970   0.33  -0.31     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.33  -0.31     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     47.78                     27.22  20.56    15.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     68.27                     45.82  22.45    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           13                         8      5        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         8      5        7       
  SINCE MAR 1    536                       446     90      505       
  SINCE JAN 1   1030                       824    206      930       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        84      1980                    
                                             1978                    
                                             1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        61      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2004...........SUNRISE   551 AM HST   SUNSET   644 PM HST   
MAY  2 2004...........SUNRISE   550 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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