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CDHW43 PHFO 031246
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
246 AM HST WED MAY 3 2006

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         81   1252 PM  85    2005  80      1       85       
                                      2004                          
  MINIMUM         63    625 AM  61    1979  66     -3       67       
  AVERAGE         72                        73     -1       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          3.43 1965   0.32  -0.29     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.65  -0.62     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     34.34                     27.54   6.80    21.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     54.23                     46.14   8.09    41.03    
                                                                     
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       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        16     -3       21       
  SINCE MAR 1    458                       454      4      560       
  SINCE JAN 1    838                       832      6     1005       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  34 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        85      2005                    
                                             1978                    
                                             1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        61      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2006...........SUNRISE   550 AM HST   SUNSET   644 PM HST   
MAY  4 2006...........SUNRISE   550 AM HST   SUNSET   645 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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