The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-29
HONOLULU CLIMATE.

and the Hawaiian Islands has always
been a source Of vonderment TO esen
the Oldest inhabitant- In this city
the traveller and the resident can find
about any kind of weather he desires
at nearly any time, without going out
side OF the precincts of the city Up
in Nuuanu valley he can get shower
at almost any time of the night or
day, and in certain portions of the
island he can get either sunshine or
moonlight for twenty-four hours at a
stretch In the vicinity of Diamond
Head he can find a cool sea-breeze
blowing about all the time. But IN
the down town sections, all agree that
the city OF Honolulu is about as well
treated as any town on the face Of
the earth in the matter of climate
The thermometer stands at prac-
ticaIly the same level all the year
around and the rainfall is so nicely
apportioned TO the needs of the in
habitants that the effect produced,
leaves little to be desired from any
source. During the past year an &C
curate record of the temperature and
precipitation has been kept as usual
by Messrs. W. X. Castle and l. p.
Tenney. A table has also been pre-
pared by Mr.. Tenney covering the
rainfall OF the past seventeen years
which shows several very interesting
facts. The rainfall for the past year
was fixed at 1926 inches, which is a
little less than twice as much as that
of the previous year. In comparison
with the precipitation of former years
the rainfall of last year may be plac
ed with that of the years of plenty
Several OF the years included in the
report of Mr.. Tenney for the pas
seventeen years show a greater
amount of moisture than 1900, bu1
five Of the six years which show more
rain have only a slightly greater
amount of precipitation. But 1885,
| was the banner year for the deposit
| of aqueous substance. In that yea
| there fell 1882 inches and many wer,
| the cellars that suffered thereby. III
1899 came the dry and lean year; TO
during that period there was only ;
precipitation of 1916 inches. How
ever, the dryness or wetness of an.
single year does not make any grea
difference to the people OF thes'
Islands, for as surely as there comes
year of extremes either one way g
the other the following year makes
matters even once more. The aver
age rainfall in this city is somewhere
about 80 inches, or 21s inches pc
month.
In the matter of temperature, th'
climate of the Hawaiian Islands can
not be equalled anywhere on the fac'
of the earth, Catalina Island ant
Mackinaw, to the contrary notwith
standing.
During last year, the record o
The temperature of this city as record
ed by Mr.. Castle shows that the hot
test day was the fourth day of August
when the thermometer touched s!
degrees. 1t was scorcher and tn
people unaccustomed to such weathe
felt the heat extremely. But how
does little matter of SO degrees lool
beside ITO and 120 degrees, registere,
in several parts of the United States
In the city of Chicago, it gets so no
chat the bulbs of the thermomete
are said to explode and kill people
While hundreds of persons in al
walks of life are daily Frustrated b.
the ardent kisses of the summer sun
Then there is another side of tn
question. In winter-time the mercur,
goes so low in attempting to recor'
the temperature in the northern
l StdltS that SOiut PCOPiS coy tnot 4
carries the bottom clear out of tn,
Instruments and sinks into the frozel
earth in the endeavor to seek it
level, but in Honolulu the lowest poiu
touched by the heavy fluid was 5,
degrees, which point was reaches
February 18th, at 6 o'clock in tn,
morning. The mean temperature TO
the whole year was the very agree
able warmth of TAOS degrees.
What could be more lovely?
warm. pleasant, equable climate, ,
sufficient rainfall to lay the dust ans
keep the air full of life-giving moist
ure. The beautiful sunshine and tn,
perennial green of the trees ans
mountain sides. And over all tn,
bluest OF skies both day and night
What more could man want? Is i
any wonder that the visitors to ou
shores go back to their homes viii
more adjectives to praise our weather
and our people than Noah webstel
ever dreamed about