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CDHW43 PHFO 181248
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
247 AM HST SAT DEC 18 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         77    129 PM  86    1967  79     -2       75       
  MINIMUM         65   1058 PM  59    1989  65      0       64       
                                      1955                          
  AVERAGE         71                        72     -1       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          5.13 1993   0.31  -0.14     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.64                      6.36   0.28     7.23    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.64                      6.36   0.28     7.23    
  SINCE JAN 1    133.18                    122.13  11.05    88.10    
                                                                     
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        6                         7     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  134                       125      9      152       
  SINCE DEC 1    134                       125      9      152       
  SINCE JAN 1   3728                      3130    598     3547       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     76           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        86      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        57      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2004......SUNRISE   649 AM HST   SUNSET   546 PM HST   
DECEMBER 19 2004......SUNRISE   649 AM HST   SUNSET   546 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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