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CDHW43 PHFO 181247
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
246 AM HST SUN DEC 18 2005

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         81   1251 PM  86    1967  79      2       77       
  MINIMUM         63   1158 PM  59    1989  65     -2       65       
                                      1955                          
  AVERAGE         72                        72      0       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.13 1993   0.31  -0.31     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.21                      6.36  -1.15     6.64    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.21                      6.36  -1.15     6.64    
  SINCE JAN 1    122.26                    122.13   0.13   133.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 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 DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         7      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       125     18      134       
  SINCE DEC 1    143                       125     18      134       
  SINCE JAN 1   3531                      3130    401     3728       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  26 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        86      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        57      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   649 AM HST   SUNSET   545 PM HST   
DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE   649 AM HST   SUNSET   546 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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