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CDHW43 PHFO 171249
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
249 AM HST FRI MAR 17 2006

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         73    937 AM  86    2003  79     -6       78       
                                      1997                          
  MINIMUM         66   1159 PM  56    1958  65      1       62       
  AVERAGE         70                        72     -2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.35          4.71 1980   0.48  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE   18.89                      7.05  11.84     4.29    
  SINCE MAR 1     18.89                      7.05  11.84     4.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.78                     25.65  13.13    23.37    
                                                                     
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        5                         7     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                       110    -16      122       
  SINCE MAR 1     94                       110    -16      122       
  SINCE JAN 1    474                       488    -14      567       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     84           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        88      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        57      1965                    
                                             1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2006.........SUNRISE   627 AM HST   SUNSET   631 PM HST   
MARCH 18 2006.........SUNRISE   626 AM HST   SUNSET   631 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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