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CDHW43 PHFO 050247
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
446 PM HST TUE MAY 4 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         82    300 PM  85    2003  80      2       85       
                                      1967                          
  MINIMUM         69        MM  62    1971  66      3       65        
  AVERAGE         76                        73      3       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.56          5.24 1965   0.31   0.25     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      1.28  -0.30     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1     48.74                     28.17  20.57    15.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     69.23                     46.77  22.46    22.26    
                                                                     
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           11                         8      3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        32     17       35       
  SINCE MAR 1    572                       470    102      533       
  SINCE JAN 1   1066                       848    218      958       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
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    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        87      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        60      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2004...........SUNRISE   549 AM HST   SUNSET   645 PM HST   
MAY  5 2004...........SUNRISE   549 AM HST   SUNSET   645 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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