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CDHW43 PHFO 231243
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
242 AM HST MON AUG 23 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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         85    309 PM  87    1997  84      1       85       
                                      1987                          
                                      1977                          
  MINIMUM         68    511 AM  64    1980  69     -1       71       
                                      1956                          
  AVERAGE         77                        77      0       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          2.99 1982   0.31  -0.12     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.03                      7.01  -1.98     6.11    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.75                     25.08  -9.33    22.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     92.91                     78.64  14.27    49.12    
                                                                     
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  300                       245     55      287       
  SINCE JUN 1   1041                       884    157     1023       
  SINCE JAN 1   2403                      1968    435     2233       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  25 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        88      1996                    
                                             1995                    
                                             1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        64      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 23 2004........SUNRISE   603 AM HST   SUNSET   642 PM HST   
AUGUST 24 2004........SUNRISE   603 AM HST   SUNSET   641 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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