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CLILIH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
249 AM HST SUN MAR 19 2006

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...THE LIHUE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         77    234 PM  82    2003  78     -1       76       
                                      1984                          
                                      1982                          
  MINIMUM         67    637 AM  59    1955  67      0       63       
                                      1954                          
  AVERAGE         72                        73     -1       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.47          1.91 1962   0.12   0.35     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE   25.01                      2.12  22.89     0.99    
  SINCE MAR 1     25.01                      2.12  22.89     0.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.53                      9.97  25.56    12.56    
                                                                     
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        7                         8     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       135     14      106       
  SINCE MAR 1    149                       135     14      106       
  SINCE JAN 1    709                       530    179      528       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  57 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE LIHUE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        85      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        58      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2006.........SUNRISE   642 AM HST   SUNSET   648 PM HST   
MARCH 20 2006.........SUNRISE   641 AM HST   SUNSET   649 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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