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CDHW41 PHFO 181249
CLILIH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
249 AM HST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE LIHUE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         76    124 PM  83    1984  78     -2       76       
  MINIMUM         60    425 AM  52    1955  67     -7       63       
  AVERAGE         68                        73     -5       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.56 1997   0.12  -0.12     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      2.00  -1.01     1.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.99                      2.00  -1.01     1.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.56                      9.85   2.71    13.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 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 MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0       26       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         8     -5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  101                       127    -26      126       
  SINCE MAR 1    101                       127    -26      126       
  SINCE JAN 1    523                       522      1      590       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
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    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LIHUE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        82      2003                    
                                             1984                    
                                             1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        59      1955                    
                                             1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM HST   SUNSET   648 PM HST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM HST   SUNSET   648 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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