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CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
247 AM HST MON MAR 20 2006

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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    239 PM  84    1972  79     -6       81       
  MINIMUM         65   1159 PM  56    1971  65      0       68       
  AVERAGE         69                        72     -3       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        4.68          5.54 1991   0.48   4.20     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE   25.28                      8.49  16.79     4.30    
  SINCE MAR 1     25.28                      8.49  16.79     4.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.17                     27.09  18.08    23.38    
                                                                     
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        4                         7     -3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  112                       131    -19      145       
  SINCE MAR 1    112                       131    -19      145       
  SINCE JAN 1    492                       509    -17      590       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     84           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        84      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        57      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2006.........SUNRISE   624 AM HST   SUNSET   631 PM HST   
MARCH 21 2006.........SUNRISE   623 AM HST   SUNSET   632 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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