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CDHW43 PHFO 270230
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
430 PM HST SUN SEP 26 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26 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         85    150 PM  88    1995  83      2       85       
  MINIMUM         69    457 AM  64    1958  69      0       73       
  AVERAGE         77                        76      1       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.15          5.52 1986   0.29  -0.14     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.52                      8.01  -4.49     7.80    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.52                      8.01  -4.49     7.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     98.23                     89.42   8.81    59.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 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 SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           12                        11      1       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  345                       292     53      332       
  SINCE SEP 1    345                       292     53      332       
  SINCE JAN 1   2866                      2365    501     2676       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        89      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        65      1971                    
                                             1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 26 2004.....SUNRISE   610 AM HST   SUNSET   612 PM HST   
SEPTEMBER 27 2004.....SUNRISE   610 AM HST   SUNSET   611 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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