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CDHW43 PHFO 090247
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
447 PM HST SAT MAY 8 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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  87    1966  80      4       79        
  MINIMUM         65        MM  59    1992  66     -1       69        
  AVERAGE         75                        73      2       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          4.00 1985   0.29  -0.29     0.35    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.57                      2.47  -0.90     1.45    
  SINCE MAR 1     49.33                     29.36  19.97    17.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     69.82                     47.96  21.86    23.70    
                                                                     
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           10                         8      2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                        64     22       75       
  SINCE MAR 1    609                       502    107      573       
  SINCE JAN 1   1103                       880    223      998       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        89      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        60      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2004...........SUNRISE   547 AM HST   SUNSET   646 PM HST   
MAY  9 2004...........SUNRISE   547 AM HST   SUNSET   647 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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