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CDHW43 PHFO 080247
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
446 PM HST FRI MAY 7 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         83        MM  86    1997  80      3       80        
  MINIMUM         65        MM  62    1975  66     -1       68        
                                      1969                          
  AVERAGE         74                        73      1       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.53 1956   0.29  -0.29     0.97    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.57                      2.18  -0.61     1.10    
  SINCE MAR 1     49.33                     29.07  20.26    16.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     69.82                     47.67  22.15    23.35    
                                                                     
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        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   76                        56     20       66       
  SINCE MAR 1    599                       494    105      564       
  SINCE JAN 1   1093                       872    221      989       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        87      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        59      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2004...........SUNRISE   548 AM HST   SUNSET   646 PM HST   
MAY  8 2004...........SUNRISE   547 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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