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CDHW43 PHFO 010231
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
431 PM HST FRI DEC 31 2004

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         81    106 PM  86    1973  79      2       75       
  MINIMUM         71    706 AM  57    1958  64      7       68       
  AVERAGE         76                        72      4       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             5.07 1951   0.30  -0.30     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE   11.03                     10.50   0.53    10.05    
  SINCE DEC 1     11.03                     10.50   0.53    10.05    
  SINCE JAN 1    137.57                    126.27  11.30    90.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY           11                         7      4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  252                       223     29      256       
  SINCE DEC 1    252                       223     29      256       
  SINCE JAN 1   3846                      3228    618     3651       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        85      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        57      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2004......SUNRISE   655 AM HST   SUNSET   553 PM HST   
JANUARY  1 2005.......SUNRISE   655 AM HST   SUNSET   553 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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