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CDHW43 PHFO 200247
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
447 PM HST WED MAY 19 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         78        MM  87    1980  81     -3       77        
                                      1967                          
  MINIMUM         72        MM  62    1972  67      5       67        
  AVERAGE         75                        74      1       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.25          2.47 1998   0.24   0.01     0.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.91                      5.34  -0.43     4.14    
  SINCE MAR 1     52.67                     32.23  20.44    19.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     73.16                     50.83  22.33    26.39    
                                                                     
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                         9      1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  170                       160     10      172       
  SINCE MAR 1    693                       598     95      670       
  SINCE JAN 1   1187                       976    211     1095       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     5   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     84          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        94      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        64      2001                    
                                             1999                    
                                             1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2004...........SUNRISE   543 AM HST   SUNSET   651 PM HST   
MAY 20 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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