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CDHW43 PHFO 161248
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
247 AM HST MON MAY 16 2005

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         83    155 PM  86    1980  81      2       85       
  MINIMUM         69   1159 PM  63    1985  67      2       72       
                                      1975                          
                                      1971                          
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          7.89 1989   0.26  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      4.35  -3.31     4.91    
  SINCE MAR 1     22.99                     31.24  -8.25    52.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.07                     49.84  -7.77    74.10    
                                                                     
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       11                         9      2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  166                       124     42      170       
  SINCE MAR 1    705                       562    143      692       
  SINCE JAN 1   1150                       940    210     1186       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  39 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        87      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        63      2001                    
                                             1990                    
                                             1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   544 AM HST   SUNSET   649 PM HST   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   544 AM HST   SUNSET   650 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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