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Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

Monthly Precipitation Totals



Monthly Precipitation Totals


Fig. 2 - Monthly total precipitation of 30-year (1971-2000) historical average during a year.

Station Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
HOLUALOA 70
3.21
3.70
3.45
4.36
3.34
4.30
4.78
3.35
3.81
4.53
2.53
2.14
HONAUNAU 27
3.61
2.67
3.71
3.73
4.17
5.73
5.91
5.17
6.07
4.53
2.91
2.58
KAINALIU 73.2
4.04
2.68
3.73
3.99
4.51
6.33
6.64
5.80
6.73
4.63
2.77
2.62
NAPOOPOO 28
2.41
2.07
2.21
2.71
2.74
3.32
3.82
3.23
4.40
3.31
1.96
2.08
OPIHIHALE 2 24.1
3.04
2.55
3.43
2.82
3.04
3.08
3.52
3.77
4.15
3.56
2.93
2.51
PUUHONUA-O-HONAUNAU 27.4
2.54
1.60
1.66
1.95
1.98
2.41
2.50
2.33
2.61
2.25
1.68
1.74


Table 1 - Monthly total precipitataion of 30-year (1971-2000) historical average during a year.

Both Fig. 2 and Table 1 provide the climatorical average of the monthly total precipitation at six stations. There are annual cycles at every station, with maximum precipitation taking place in the summer months.
 

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