The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-13
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD
FOR MONTH OF MARCH

was unique in the annals CT the weatn-
Ter bureau. Light southerly winds and
lcalms predominated, while the trades
were conspicuous by their absence. and
though there were light airs from that
quarter during portion of six days,
they would by no means be designated
as trade winds The consecutive num-
Der of days of southerly winds was the
greatest on record, while the wind
force was the lightest, probably the
highest known here, the average for
the month being but GIG Beaufort
scale AS shown by the records of this
office the average force of the March
winds is 80.
| The mean pressure for the month,
29.921, was .0S9 below the normal, a
departure only exceeded once before
February, 19O2,-.12D in the history of
the weather bureau.
The rainfall was considerably in ex-
cess of the normal on all the islands
with the exception of Hawaii, where,
with the exception of the Kona dis
trict, the precipitation was much less
than normal. This was also the case
at the stations in the Honolulu and
Nuuanu districts on Oahu above the
100 foot elevation. In these districts
the heavy rains fell at the stations be-
low this altitude, while at the stations
above the downfall was less than nor.
NAL.
AS result Of the conditions above
men toned the relative humidity, dew
point and cloudiness were all greatly
The artesian well water showed the
effects of the heavy rains of February.
and rose to 1886 feet above mean sea
level. These are the highest figures
reached since this series of observa-
lions was taken up in March, 1899. and
the end of April will doubtless show
much higher level When the level OF
this water was first ascertained in
1882 it stood at AZ feet above mean sea
level.
Honolulu-Temperatu mean for the
month, 71.2; normal 7O.7; average daily
maximum. TO; average daily mini
mum, $50, mean daily range, IL de-
gress; greatest daily range. Is de-
grees (25th); least daily range. de-
grees (5th); highest temperature, 80;
(9th. 10th ard S0th); lowest, 81 de-
grees (25th.)
Barometer average, 20921: normal,
0.010; highest, s0.06 (29th); lowest,
90 7S (15th and 16th); greatest 24-f1our
change, that is from any given hour
of one day to the same hour on the
next. 10 e p. m. 18th to 8 p. m. 18th;
flows passed this point, 1st to 4th,
18th to 18th and oath to 9th inclusive;
"highs'' 10Th, 10Th and 18th.
Relative humidity average, 1874; nor
NAL, III; mean dew point, 65-7; nor
NAL, 61.5; mean absolute moisture, $50
grains per cubic foot; normal, sos
Rainfall, 7.S0 inches; normal, 3.76;
greatest rainfall in "a hours, 1.41 q4th1;
rain record days. %; normal, is.
The artesian well water rose from
81. 80 to 1855 feet above mean sea level
March 31st. 1903, it stood at 34.S5. The
average daily mean sea level was GIT,
the assumed annual mean being 10
feet above datum. For March, 1903. It
was $50.
Trade wind days, none; normal. IS;
average force of wind. Beaufort scale
and during daylight only, G.26; average
cloudiness, tenths of sky. 81; normal.
49,
Approximate percentage of district
rainfall as compared with normal:
Hawaii; Hilo district, II per cent; Ha-
nnakua, 81; Kohala, &c. Waimea, 20;
Kona, 1852; Kau, 90: Puma. 81; Island of
Maui. 1913: Oahu: Honolulu district,
below 100 feet elevation, 1s9; above. 4
SIS. Nuuanu below 100 feet elevation,
1s1; above, 80; Koolau. 254; Eva. 1856;
Kauai; .Lihue district, 22s; Hanalei,
1877; Waimea, 276
The heaviest monthly rainfall was
at Maunawili, Oahu. 1897 inches. The
heaviest 24-hour rainfalls were at Awi-
nj Ranch, Hawaii. 5.46 inches. 23rd and
Kipahulu. Maui, 4.43 same date.
TEMPERATURE TABLE.