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CDHW43 PHFO 191247
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
247 AM HST FRI AUG 19 2005

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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    232 PM  87    1974  83      2       85       
  MINIMUM         71    154 AM  65    1973  69      2       72       
                                      1955                          
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.40          1.93 1969   0.31   0.09     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.28                      5.77  -0.49     4.46    
  SINCE JUN 1     24.26                     23.84   0.42    15.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     68.36                     77.40  -9.04    93.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUN 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 JUN 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        11      2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  218                       198     20      247       
  SINCE JUN 1    933                       837     96      986       
  SINCE JAN 1   2268                      1921    347     2347       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        88      1997                    
                                             1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        66      1983                    
                                             1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2005........SUNRISE   602 AM HST   SUNSET   645 PM HST   
AUGUST 20 2005........SUNRISE   602 AM HST   SUNSET   645 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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