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Weather officials said satellite and radar data show another area of rain south of Oahu continues to develop and is on course toward West Oahu. 8:45 a.m. The flood advisory for Oahu has been ...
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 ...
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.
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.
The rain's peak intensity was from 6 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, with several locations seeing more than 10 inches (25.4 centimeters), according to the National Weather Service. Rainfall at Lihue airport — the island's only official record-keeping station — broke a 1996 record with 3.65 inches (9.27 centimeters) for Thursday, said Derek ...
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.
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.