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CDHW43 PHFO 181245
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
245 AM HST MON DEC 18 2006

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...THE HILO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         82    130 PM  86    1967  79      3       81       
  MINIMUM         63    630 AM  59    1989  65     -2       63       
                                      1955                          
  AVERAGE         73                        72      1       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.29          5.13 1993   0.31  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.40                      6.36  -0.96     5.21    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.40                      6.36  -0.96     5.21    
  SINCE JAN 1    119.91                    122.13  -2.22   122.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 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 DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         7      1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  145                       125     20      143       
  SINCE DEC 1    145                       125     20      143       
  SINCE JAN 1   3248                      3130    118     3531       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE HILO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        86      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        57      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2006......SUNRISE   649 AM HST   SUNSET   545 PM HST   
DECEMBER 19 2006......SUNRISE   649 AM HST   SUNSET   546 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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