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CDHW43 PHFO 070247
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
446 PM HST THU MAY 6 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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    200 PM  86    1995  80      2       83       
                                      1980                          
  MINIMUM         65        MM  61    1971  66     -1       68        
                                      1966                          
                                      1956                          
  AVERAGE         74                        73      1       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.02          2.65 1963   0.30  -0.28     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.56                      1.89  -0.33     0.13    
  SINCE MAR 1     49.32                     28.78  20.54    15.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     69.81                     47.38  22.43    22.38    
                                                                     
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            9                         8      1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        48     19       57       
  SINCE MAR 1    590                       486    104      555       
  SINCE JAN 1   1084                       864    220      980       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        86      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        62      1975                    
                                             1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2004...........SUNRISE   548 AM HST   SUNSET   645 PM HST   
MAY  7 2004...........SUNRISE   548 AM HST   SUNSET   646 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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