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CDHW43 PHFO 091247
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
246 AM HST SUN APR 9 2006

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         79    121 PM  85    1996  79      0       84       
                                      1995                          
  MINIMUM         66    929 PM  61    1961  65      1       66       
  AVERAGE         73                        72      1       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.62 1986   0.46  -0.46     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.59                      3.75  -1.16     1.86    
  SINCE MAR 1     29.00                     18.10  10.90    16.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     48.89                     36.70  12.19    36.04    
                                                                     
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        8                         7      1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        56      5       73       
  SINCE MAR 1    290                       271     19      335       
  SINCE JAN 1    670                       649     21      780       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  56 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        85      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        62      1990                    
                                             1981                    
                                             1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2006.........SUNRISE   607 AM HST   SUNSET   637 PM HST   
APRIL 10 2006.........SUNRISE   606 AM HST   SUNSET   637 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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