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CDHW43 PHFO 221247
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
247 AM HST SUN AUG 22 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         84    339 PM  87    1995  84      0       84       
                                      1987                          
                                      1986                          
  MINIMUM         70    325 AM  65    1979  69      1       71       
                                      1966                          
                                      1961                          
  AVERAGE         77                        77      0       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.36          3.12 1978   0.31   0.05     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.84                      6.70  -1.86     6.01    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.56                     24.77  -9.21    22.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     92.72                     78.33  14.39    49.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUN 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 JUN 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        12      0       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  288                       233     55      274       
  SINCE JUN 1   1029                       872    157     1010       
  SINCE JAN 1   2391                      1956    435     2220       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  23 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        87      1997                    
                                             1987                    
                                             1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        64      1980                    
                                             1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 22 2004........SUNRISE   603 AM HST   SUNSET   643 PM HST   
AUGUST 23 2004........SUNRISE   603 AM HST   SUNSET   642 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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