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Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. 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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