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CDHW43 PHFO 171247
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
247 AM HST TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         85    152 PM  87    1980  81      4       81       
  MINIMUM         67    547 AM  63    2001  67      0       71       
                                      1990                          
                                      1987                          
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.01 1997   0.25  -0.25     0.27    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      4.60  -3.56     5.18    
  SINCE MAR 1     22.99                     31.49  -8.50    52.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.07                     50.09  -8.02    74.37    
                                                                     
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       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       133     44      181       
  SINCE MAR 1    716                       571    145      703       
  SINCE JAN 1   1161                       949    212     1197       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  79 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        87      1992                    
                                             1980                    
                                             1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        61      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   544 AM HST   SUNSET   650 PM HST   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   543 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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