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Similarly, The Weather Network and the Guinness Book of Weather Records quote 335 days with rain here while (Simons 1996: 303) suggests that rain falls on 360 days per year. The local tourist industry of Kauai has promoted it as one of the wettest places on earth, which it is. The rainfall at Waiʻaleʻale is evenly distributed through the year.
A flood advisory is in effect for Oahu through 12:45 p.m. today. At 9:40 a.m., radar showed heavy rain moving over East Oahu from the south. ... Radar at 9:52 a.m. showed rain spreading over Kauai ...
This photo provided by Kauai County, Hawaii, shows the flooded Wailua River area near Smith’s Tropical Paradise, in Kauai County, Hawaii, Friday, April 12, 2024, when heavy rainfall caused flooding.
Over a 15-minute period, a rain gauge in Niu Valley recorded 1.42 in (36 mm) of precipitation, which has a 4–10% annual return period. The same station recorded 5.52 in (140 mm) of rainfall over a two-hour period, which has a 0.5–1% annual return period. The rainfall on Oahu was largely limited to the eastern one-third of the island.
A rain gauge placed on the nearby Waialeale lake records daily rainfall [5] and regularly lands Kauai's peaks on the National Climatic Data Center's list of places averaging the highest annual rainfall. [6] This high rainfall makes reaching the summit difficult on most days. The rain is not the only barrier to reaching Kawaikini.
The flood advisory for Oahu remains in effect until 3:45 p.m. today along with the flood watch for Kauai, Niihau, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, and Maui through Friday evening.
The cyclone events for Hawaii can be long-lived, affecting the state for a week or more. [7] Kona lows produce a wide range of weather hazards for Hawaii. Among them are heavy rain, hailstorms, flash floods and their associated landslides, high winds which result in large surf and swells, waterspouts, and heavy snows on the higher mountains. [8]