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CDHW43 PHFO 181249
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
248 AM HST TUE MAY 18 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2004...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         80        MM  87    1992  81     -1       79        
                                      1980                          
                                      1977                          
  MINIMUM         72        MM  61    1987  67      5       67        
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.35 1977   0.25  -0.22     0.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.66                      4.85  -0.19     3.73    
  SINCE MAR 1     52.42                     31.74  20.68    19.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     72.91                     50.34  22.57    25.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         9      2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       142      7      155       
  SINCE MAR 1    672                       580     92      653       
  SINCE JAN 1   1166                       958    208     1078       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        91      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        61      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2004...........SUNRISE   543 AM HST   SUNSET   650 PM HST   
MAY 19 2004...........SUNRISE   543 AM HST   SUNSET   651 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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