The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-15
METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY
FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH

| temperature mean LOT the InONll
7O.S; normal. 7O.S; average daily maxi
mum, 75.9; average daily minimum
GA; mean daily range, lis; creates
daily range. IS degrees; least daily
So; lowest, 81.
Barometer average. 29.976; normal
s0017: highest. sO.13 on the End: low
est, 1916. on the 10th; greatest 24-houl
change. 01o: 1. e.. from any given houl
en- one day to the same hour on tn.
next; lows passed this point on the
5th. 18th and Goth; highs on the End ami
14th.
Relative humidity, 7S.2; normal. 1915;
mean dewpoint. 63.4; normal. els; ALSO
Lutte moisture. ga grains per cubic
foot: normal. COS.
Rainfall. 11.67 inches; normal, 3.7s.
rain record days. "a; normal. IS: great
est rainfall in one day. 1.SO on the 31st
total at Luakaha, 44.25; normal, 1925:
at Kapiolani PARK. 7.S4: normal, 80.
The artesian well level rose during
the month from $3.50 to 34.05 feet above
mean sea level. April 1. 1901. it stood
at 1870. The average daily mean sea-
level for the month was 9S5 feet on the
scale. 1000 representing the assumed
annual mean.
Trade wind days. % q of NN.E);
normal, IS; average force of wind dur
ing daylight. Beaufort scale. 80:
cloudiness. tenths of sky. 60; normal
do, 4.6.
Approximate percentages of district
rainfall as compared with normal: Hilo.
APO per cent; Hamakua, $40; Kohala,
$50; Waimea, $50; Kona. 800: Kau, 200.
Puma, 700: Olaa, 800: Maui, 300 to 500;
Oahu. 300; Kauai. $50.
Mean temperatures: Pepeekeo. Hilo
district. 100 feet elevation, average
maximum, 1871; average minimum, 66.4;
Waimea, Hawaii, 2730 feet elevation,
1875 and CO.,: Kohala. 521 elevation, 1874
and $40; Waiakoa. Kula, Maui. 200
elevation. 74.2 and 57.3; United States
Magnetic Observatory. ST. and 64.6; w.
r. Castle. highest. 1915; lowest, 62.5:
mean temperature, 70.4.
The principal features of the month
were the heavy storms which charac-
terized the first and last ten-day peri
DDS, with continuous fine weather in
most parts during the middle of the
month. A northeasterly storm set in
on the 9th of February, and was rec
ognized on Hawaii island as a norther.
At the foot of the north slopes OF
Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa and Halea-
kala the rainfall was unparalleled at
Kukaiau, Hamakua, Hawaii 1900 eleva-
ton, 81 inches fell in four days, and 81
in eight days.
The storm which set in on the 18th
was of similar character. but with less
wind. and with unusual electrical dis |
turbance. AT Luakaha, Nuuanu, five
miles from the Honolulu postoffice, 555
inches fell in so minutes, on the 18th. |
The heaviest record for the calendar
month was 1926 inches at Nahiku, |
Maui, at 1000 feet elevation, which may
probably challenge the worlds record. I
Ookala had 94.35 inches. Kukaiau as !
e bove $3.50 for the month, and 1O3 for |
33 days, beginning February %. Other !
heavy totals will be found in the table !
OF rainfall. 1t is possible that the first
of these storms can be identified with
the March 18th storm in the Mississip-
pi valley. and the second with that OF I
March 80.
Snow fell on Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa
and Haleakala in these storms.
An earthquake was reported at Hilo
March 80. 1879 p. m. Heavy surf LIST
to eth; 18th to Path.
Mr.. Fleming at the Magnetic Obser-
vatory reports mean dew point, SIS:
and relative humidity. 1874. DR.. Bond.
mean dew point GAL: mean rel
alive humidity. Sc.