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Widespread Showers in the Eastern US; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains; Heatwave in the Desert Southwest

Widespread showers and thunderstorms across much of the central and eastern U.S. will produce areas of excessive rainfall, especially in the southern Mid-Atlantic states. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected from Montana into portions of the central/southern Plains this weekend. A heatwave will build in the Desert Southwest, in parts of Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada. 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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