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CDHW43 PHFO 171245
CLIITO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI                                 
245 AM HST TUE MAR 17 2009


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...THE HILO HI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         75    452 PM  86    2003  79     -4       78       
                                      1997                          
  MINIMUM         66   1159 PM  56    1958  65      1       66       
  AVERAGE         71                        72     -1       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.71 1980   0.48  -0.48     0.25    
  MONTH TO DATE   22.08                      7.05  15.03     0.82    
  SINCE MAR 1     22.08                      7.05  15.03     0.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.16                     25.65  15.51    54.10    
                                                                     
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    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      1                         0      1        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         7     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                       110    -63      134       
  SINCE MAR 1     47                       110    -63      134       
  SINCE JAN 1    347                       488   -141      487       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     6   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE HILO HI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        88      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        57      1965                    
                                             1954                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2009.........SUNRISE   627 AM HST   SUNSET   631 PM HST   
MARCH 18 2009.........SUNRISE   626 AM HST   SUNSET   631 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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