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CDHW41 PHFO 181249
CLILIH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
247 AM HST WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE LIHUE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         85    142 PM  88    1967  81      4       78       
  MINIMUM         73   1145 PM  60    1966  70      3       63       
  AVERAGE         79                        75      4       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          2.21 1980   0.09  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.69                      1.69  -1.00     0.84    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.21                      8.27  -5.06     5.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.78                     16.12  -1.34    17.22    
                                                                     
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       14                        10      4        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       169     48      179       
  SINCE MAR 1    734                       674     60      678       
  SINCE JAN 1   1156                      1069     87     1142       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  64 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE LIHUE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        85      1992                    
                                             1984                    
                                             1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        60      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   557 AM HST   SUNSET   711 PM HST   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   556 AM HST   SUNSET   712 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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