Recent Hydrologic Conditions -- Hawaii
Latest update November 1, 2009
Data collected after October 7, 2008 are provisional and have not been reviewed or edited. They may be subject to significant change.
Puu Kukui Rain Gage, Maui
Puu Kukui rain gage is at the summit of
the West Maui Mountains at an altitude
of 5,771 ft (gage
photo). Monthly records for the rain gage, measured by Maui
Land & Pineapple Company, Inc., are available since
1928. The USGS has been measuring rainfall at Puu
Kukui since September 2004. The average yearly
rainfall at the gage since 1928 is about 368 inches.
Rainfall for October 2009 (16.0 inches) can be
compared with island-wide
rainfall data recorded by the National Weather
Service. This
station is operated by Matt Wong of the Maui
field office in cooperation with the County of Maui Department of Water Supply and is equipped with a satellite transmitter
delivering rainfall updates every hour (Go
to real-time website for this gage.). |
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Historical rainfall record
Recent rainfall record compared
with historical data
The monthly maximum and minimum data show how
recent conditions compare to the range of monthly
rainfall amounts measured in the historical record.
The entire period of record is used to estimate
the maximum, minimum, and mean monthly rainfall.
