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CDHW43 PHFO 130247
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
447 PM HST WED MAY 12 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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    1996  80      4       82        
                                      1967                          
  MINIMUM         70        MM  62    1977  67      3       68        
                                      1971                          
  AVERAGE         77                        74      3       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            2.79R         2.60 1967   0.27   2.52      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.36                      3.57   0.79     2.27    
  SINCE MAR 1     52.12                     30.46  21.66    17.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     72.61                     49.06  23.55    24.52    
                                                                     
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           12                         9      3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   88                        97     -9      112       
  SINCE MAR 1    611                       535     76      610       
  SINCE JAN 1   1105                       913    192     1035       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        86      1996                    
                                             1977                    
                                             1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        63      1993                    
                                             1990                    
                                             1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2004...........SUNRISE   546 AM HST   SUNSET   648 PM HST   
MAY 13 2004...........SUNRISE   545 AM HST   SUNSET   648 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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