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CDHW43 PHFO 170248
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
448 PM HST SUN MAY 16 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         81        MM  87    1980  81      0       82        
  MINIMUM         71        MM  63    2001  67      4       67        
                                      1990                          
                                      1987                          
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.25          2.01 1997   0.25   0.00     0.32    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.61                      4.60   0.01     3.37    
  SINCE MAR 1     52.37                     31.49  20.88    18.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     72.86                     50.09  22.77    25.62    
                                                                     
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           11                         9      2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                       133      5      147       
  SINCE MAR 1    661                       571     90      645       
  SINCE JAN 1   1155                       949    206     1070       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        87      1992                    
                                             1980                    
                                             1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        61      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2004...........SUNRISE   544 AM HST   SUNSET   649 PM HST   
MAY 17 2004...........SUNRISE   544 AM HST   SUNSET   650 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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