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CDHW43 PHFO 181249
CLIITO


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

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...THE HILO 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         79    109 PM  88    1967  79      0       78       
  MINIMUM         60    622 AM  57    1965  65     -5       67       
                                      1954                          
  AVERAGE         70                        72     -2       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00         15.66 1980   0.48  -0.48     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.29                      7.53  -3.24     8.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.29                      7.53  -3.24     8.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.37                     26.13  -2.76    29.61    
                                                                     
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        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         7     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  127                       117     10      141       
  SINCE MAR 1    127                       117     10      141       
  SINCE JAN 1    572                       495     77      635       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     54           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        84      1989                    
                                             1984                    
                                             1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        54      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM HST   SUNSET   631 PM HST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM HST   SUNSET   631 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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