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CDHW43 PHFO 181248
CLIITO


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

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...THE HILO 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    246 PM  87    1992  81      4       80       
                                      1980                          
                                      1977                          
  MINIMUM         68    503 AM  61    1987  67      1       72       
  AVERAGE         77                        74      3       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.35 1977   0.25  -0.24     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.05                      4.85  -3.80     5.21    
  SINCE MAR 1     23.00                     31.74  -8.74    52.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.08                     50.34  -8.26    74.40    
                                                                     
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       12                         9      3       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  189                       142     47      192       
  SINCE MAR 1    728                       580    148      714       
  SINCE JAN 1   1173                       958    215     1208       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  76 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        91      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        61      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM HST   SUNSET   650 PM HST   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM HST   SUNSET   651 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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