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CDHW43 PHFO 041249
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
249 AM HST SAT MAR 4 2006

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         74    230 PM  87    1989  80     -6       82       
  MINIMUM         68   1159 PM  54    1983  64      4       64       
  AVERAGE         71                        72     -1       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.71          7.10 1969   0.41   0.30     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.66                      1.20   2.46      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.66                      1.20   2.46      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     23.55                     19.80   3.75    19.08    
                                                                     
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        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        19     -2       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     17                        19     -2       20       
  SINCE JAN 1    397                       397      0      465       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        86      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        58      1985                    
                                             1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2006.........SUNRISE   637 AM HST   SUNSET   627 PM HST   
MARCH  5 2006.........SUNRISE   637 AM HST   SUNSET   627 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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