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CDHW43 PHFO 170249
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
439 PM HST TUE MAY 16 2006

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2006...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         78   1239 PM  87    1980  81     -3       85       
  MINIMUM         64    540 AM  63    2001  67     -3       67       
                                      1990                          
                                      1987                          
  AVERAGE         71                        74     -3       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.01 1997   0.25  -0.25     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE   18.97                      4.60  14.37     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1     53.28                     31.49  21.79    22.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     73.17                     50.09  23.08    42.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            6                         9     -3       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                       133    -34      177       
  SINCE MAR 1    544                       571    -27      716       
  SINCE JAN 1    924                       949    -25     1161       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        87      1992                    
                                             1980                    
                                             1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        61      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2006...........SUNRISE   544 AM HST   SUNSET   649 PM HST   
MAY 17 2006...........SUNRISE   544 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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