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CDHW43 PHFO 211249
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
247 AM HST FRI MAY 21 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         86    151 PM  94    1966  81      5       82       
  MINIMUM         71   1159 PM  64    2001  67      4       68       
                                      1999                          
                                      1982                          
  AVERAGE         79                        74      5       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.66 1998   0.24  -0.24     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.95                      5.58  -0.63     4.20    
  SINCE MAR 1     52.71                     32.47  20.24    19.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     73.20                     51.07  22.13    26.45    
                                                                     
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       14                         9      5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  184                       169     15      182       
  SINCE MAR 1    707                       607    100      680       
  SINCE JAN 1   1201                       985    216     1105       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  70 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        88      1992                    
                                             1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        62      1981                    
                                             1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2004...........SUNRISE   543 AM HST   SUNSET   651 PM HST   
MAY 22 2004...........SUNRISE   542 AM HST   SUNSET   652 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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