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CDHW43 PHFO 151248
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
247 AM HST WED DEC 15 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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         82    159 PM  93    1980  80      2       84       
  MINIMUM         65    734 AM  61    1989  65      0       66       
                                      1953                          
  AVERAGE         74                        72      2       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          7.24 1954   0.33  -0.30     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.43                      5.41   1.02     6.87    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.43                      5.41   1.02     6.87    
  SINCE JAN 1    132.97                    121.18  11.79    87.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 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 DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         7      2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  110                       104      6      133       
  SINCE DEC 1    110                       104      6      133       
  SINCE JAN 1   3704                      3109    595     3528       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     45          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        86      1992                    
                                             1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        58      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 15 2004......SUNRISE   647 AM HST   SUNSET   544 PM HST   
DECEMBER 16 2004......SUNRISE   648 AM HST   SUNSET   545 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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