Article 0 Comments The central Pacific basin including Hawaii can expect between two and five tropical depressions, tropical storms or hurricanes this year, federal forecasters said Wednesday. Copyright Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Was this article valuable? Yes No. Please tell us what we can do to improve this article.
There are five level of hurricanes with the higher levels corresponding to higher sustained wind speed. In recent history, a handful of hurricanes have hit Hawaii.
They caused serious damage, most notably on the island of Kauai. However so far, the incidences of hurricanes hitting the Aloha State are relatively rare. Only four hurricanes have directly hit the main Hawaiian Islands during the last 60 years.
Around this time, the region has seen tropical cyclones. At elevations above 12, feet it is still possible for snow to occur, even into early May. Large surf episodes can still occur, especially in March. What is the weather like during the summer June, July, August? These winds blowing from the northeast provide a cooling breeze accompanied by the occasional shower. The showers that occur tend to be brief and light in nature and confined to the windward, or east, sides of the islands and near the mountains.
Daytime temperatures reach well into the 80s and even the lower 90s in some locations, especially the drier leeward sides. Overnight low temperatures are in the 70s. Daytime highs will be in the 50s and 60s, with overnight lows in the 30s and 40s. Hurricane season also begins in June, although it is not until late July and into August that the chances of a tropical system somewhere within the Central Pacific begin to really increase.
On average, about 4 to 5 tropical systems occur each year within miles or so of Hawaii. The vast majority of the time, the storms stay far enough away that no impact is noted in Hawaii. The last time a tropical storm or hurricane came close enough to Hawaii was Jimena in It did not have a significant impact on the state. Summer is also the peak of our South Shore Surf Season.
Large winter storms thousands of miles away in the south Pacific send swells toward Hawaii every week or so. Due to the large distance the swells have to travel, about the largest surf we experience along the south side of islands is 10 to 15 feet. What is the weather like during the fall September, October, November?
These months are a transition time between the steady tradewind weather of summer and more unsettled weather during the winter.
This is still hurricane season for the Central Pacific and Hawaii. Typically the threat for tropical systems begins to quickly diminish by early October, however during El Nino periods, the threat can continue well into November. When the tradewinds fail, usually for 2 to 3 days at a time, it can become very humid.
I've just rebuilt the site and have over pages left to go through for final fixes. Hawaii hurricane season for all the Hawaiian islands is from June through November, especially from July through September. Temperature and rainfall for each month of the year can be found at Maui Weather.
We have had hurricane scares for decades, but nothing substantial has hit our shores for quite some time. The most recent hurricane to hit any of the major islands of Hawaii was Hurricane Iniki see video below , which hit the island of Kauai in September of , right in the middle of Hawaii hurricane season.
Maui has not been directly hit by a hurricane in over years, though hurricanes and tropical storms that passed close to Maui have caused heavy rains and brief flooding several times.
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