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CDHW43 PHFO 160248
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
447 PM HST SAT MAY 15 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         85        MM  86    1980  81      4       81        
  MINIMUM         72        MM  63    1985  67      5       67        
                                      1975                          
                                      1971                          
  AVERAGE         79                        74      5       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             7.89 1989   0.26  -0.26     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.36                      4.35   0.01     3.05    
  SINCE MAR 1     52.12                     31.24  20.88    18.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     72.61                     49.84  22.77    25.30    
                                                                     
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           14                         9      5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  127                       124      3      137       
  SINCE MAR 1    650                       562     88      635       
  SINCE JAN 1   1144                       940    204     1060       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        87      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        63      2001                    
                                             1990                    
                                             1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2004...........SUNRISE   544 AM HST   SUNSET   649 PM HST   
MAY 16 2004...........SUNRISE   544 AM HST   SUNSET   649 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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