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On windward coasts, many brief showers are common, not one of which is heavy enough to produce more than 0.01 in (0.25 mm) of rain. The usual run of trade wind weather yields many light showers in the lowlands, whereas torrential rains are associated with a sudden surge in the trade winds or with a major storm.
Severe property damage was inflicted on the island; up to $250 million (a record for that time). Iwa was the most damaging hurricane to ever hit Hawaiʻi until Hurricane Iniki took over the title 10 years later. [15] July–August 1983: Hurricane Gil passed over northern Hawaiʻi as a tropical storm, causing minor damage. [16]
On August 21–22, as Lane approached the Hawaiian Islands, hurricane watches and warnings were issued for Maui County, Hawaii County, Oahu, and Kauai County. Uncertainty in how close the hurricane would approach led to watches and warnings covering a broad area.
The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.8 °C (80.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.0 °C (42.8 °F). [1] The highest temperature ever recorded in Suō-Ōshima was 35.7 °C (96.3 °F) on 20 August 2023; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −6.8 °C (19.8 °F) on 27 February 1981.
Hawaii Standard Time (UTC−10:00) is observed on Kauaʻi year-round. When mainland states are on daylight saving time , for example, the time on Kauaʻi is three hours behind the West Coast of the United States and six hours behind the East Coast .
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As Darby approached Hawaii on July 21, a tropical storm watch was issued for Hawaii County and Maui County. [24] These were modified to tropical storm warnings by noon the next day. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] A tropical storm watch was issued for Oahu late on July 22 as Darby continued to move closer to Hawaii, [ 27 ] and was modified to a tropical storm ...
This image of the central Pacific, captured on Friday, Apr. 12, 2024, shows the storm with its bright-colored clouds spinning northwest of Hawaii (lower center). Intense rain was occurring in the ...