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CLILIH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
247 AM HST FRI MAR 3 2006

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...THE LIHUE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         72    550 PM  83    1994  78     -6       79       
  MINIMUM         69   1159 PM  56    1991  66      3       72       
  AVERAGE         71                        72     -1       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.66          4.05 1960   0.11   1.55     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.87                      0.22   2.65      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      2.87                      0.22   2.65      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     13.39                      8.07   5.32    11.57    
                                                                     
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        6                         7     -1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        14      0       19       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                        14      0       19       
  SINCE JAN 1    574                       409    165      441       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     90          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    94                                                       
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THE LIHUE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        84      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        58      1978                    
                                             1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2006.........SUNRISE   657 AM HST   SUNSET   642 PM HST   
MARCH  4 2006.........SUNRISE   656 AM HST   SUNSET   643 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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