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CLILIH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
247 AM HST THU MAR 23 2006

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...THE LIHUE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         76    326 PM  85    1981  78     -2       80       
  MINIMUM         68   1159 PM  57    1957  68      0       64       
  AVERAGE         72                        73     -1       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.79          2.31 1955   0.11   1.68     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE   27.23                      2.59  24.64     0.99    
  SINCE MAR 1     27.23                      2.59  24.64     0.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.75                     10.44  27.31    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        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       167     11      123       
  SINCE MAR 1    178                       167     11      123       
  SINCE JAN 1    738                       562    176      545       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  13 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE LIHUE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        83      1981                    
                                             1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        55      1957                    
                                             1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2006.........SUNRISE   639 AM HST   SUNSET   650 PM HST   
MARCH 24 2006.........SUNRISE   638 AM HST   SUNSET   650 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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