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When counting also the Köppen sub-categories – notably including the very rare cold-summer mediterranean climate – the island of Hawaiʻi hosts 10 (out of 14 in total) climate zones. [1] The islands receive most rainfall from the trade winds on their north and east flanks (the windward side) as a result of orographic precipitation.
A deluge of heavy rain continued across the Hawaiian Islands over the weekend as a storm system known as a Kona low lurked to the west of the state and directed a plume of tropical moisture into ...
The climate on the island is diverse, and as is the case on much of the Hawaiian Islands, the wettest zones are on the northeastern sides, which are exposed to persistent northeast trade winds ...
In addition, the 24 hour rainfall total reached 37 in (940 mm), which is just 1 in (25 mm) shy of the record amount of precipitation in the state of Hawaii set on January 25, 1956. [4] That total was the second-highest tropical cyclone-related rainfall total in the state, although well behind Hurricane Hiki of 1950, which dropped 52 in (1321 mm).
Much of the island is also under a flash flood warning, with Hilo International Airport having seen a 36-hour rainfall total of 4.46 inches. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green declared a state of emergency ...
Pahala has a dry-summer tropical savanna climate with hot daytime temperatures and mild nighttime temperatures year round and a summer dry season. [5] Precipitation peaks during the month of November. On April 27, 1931, the temperature reached 100 °F (37.8 °C) in Pahala, which is the highest temperature recorded in Hawaii.
The summit of Waiʻaleʻale features a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af), with substantial rainfall throughout the course of the year. ( Bodin 1978 : 272) quotes 460.0 inches (11,684 mm) per year figure as being the 1912–45 average, an average that quite possibly will have changed since then, while The National Climatic Data Center ...
(Reuters) -Wildfires on Hawaii's Maui island and Big Island have killed dozens of people, forced thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate, and devastated the historic resort city of Lahaina.