The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-12
MOST REMARKABLE
WEATHER IN YEARS
TERRITORIAL METEOROLOGIST
SAYS IT WAS UNIQUE IN THE
ANNALS OF WEATHER BUREAU

! ANNALS OF w EAIttEh BUREAU
The record for the month, aus a whole
was unique in the annals of the wea-
! Their bureau Light southerly winds
and calms predomAnated, while the
trades were conspicuous by their abb
sence, and though there were light
/ airs from that quarter during portion
of six days, they could by no means be
designated as trade winds. The con-
secutive number of days of southerly
winds was the greatest on record,
while the wind force was probably the
/ lightest known here, the average for
the month being but O.26 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,
%. 921 was .OS9 below the normal, a
departure only exceeded once before
/ February 1902 .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 a result of the conditions above
mentioned the relative humidity, dew
point and cloudiness were all greatly
in excess of their respective normals.
The artesian well water showed the
effects of the heavy rains of February
and rose to 1885 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 a
much higher level. When the level of
this water was first ascertained in 1882
it stood at AZ feet above mean sea
level.
Honolulu: Temperature mean for the
month 71.2; normal, 7O.7; average daily
maximum, no; average daily minimum
$50; mean daily range, IL degree;
greatest daily range, Is degrees (25th);
est temperature, 80; 9th, 10th and 3Oth)
lowest 81 degrees (25th).
Barometer average, 9.921; normal
| 30 .O1O; highest, O.O6 (29th); lowest
29.7S Q5th and 16th); greatest 24-hour
change, that is from any given hour
of one day to the same hour on the
next, 10 g p m. 18th to p. m. 19th);
Flows" passed this point, LIST to 4th
18th to 18th and oath to 9th inclusive;
highs" 18th, goth, and 29th.
Relative humidity average, S3.4;
normal III; mean dew point, 65.7; nor
NAL, els; mean absolute moisture, 6.96
grains per cubic foot normal COS.
Rainfall 1870 inches; normal, 376;
greatest rainfall in "a hours, 1.41 Q4th);
rain record DAYS, %; normal, IS.
The artesian we'll water rose from
1880 to 1885 feet above mean sea level
March 31st, 1903 it stood at 35 So The
average daily mean sea level was 9.77,
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, 0.26; average
cloudiness, tenths of sky, 60; normal
4.6.
Approximate percentage of district
rainfall as compared with normal.
Hawaii, Hilo district; II per cent; Ha-
makua, 81; Kohala, Sc; Waimea, 70;
Kona, 1862; Kau, 80; Puma ,27; Island
of Maui, 1893; Oahu: Honolulu district,
below 100 feet elevation, 1889; above,
So; Nuuanu below 100 feet elevation,
1871; above 50; Koolau 254; Eva, 1856;
Kauai; Lihue district, 228; Hanalei,
1877; Waimea, 267.
The heaviest monthly rainfall was
at Maunawili, Oahu, 81 inches. The
heaviest 24-hour rainfalls were at
Awini Ranch, Hawaii, 5 .46 inches, 23rd
and Kipahulu, Maui ,4.43 same date.
TEMPERATURES TABLE.
Ele. Mean Mean Cor High Low
FIT. Max. Min. Az. est. est.
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