The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-25
Weekly NDlIle[ Bulletin
For the Week Ended December q. 1870
Honolulu, Dec. %. 1907.
GENERAL SUMMARY.

AS a rule the mean temperatures
were slightly lower than those of the
preceding week. the greatest changes
ranging from Ill deg. to -2.S deg,
and occurring in the Hilo and Kona
and the southern portion of the Hama
kua districts of Hawaii, the Hama
kualoa and Koolau and interior of the
Waikiki districts of Maui, in the Ho-
/ nolulu and Eva and the northern por-
| ton of the Koolaupoko districts of
Oahu. the western portion of the Ko-
ma district of Kauai, and at Mapulehu,
| Molokai.
| The rainfall was light throughout the
section, the only stations reporting Loo
! inch, or more being located in the CEN
| trail portion of the Hilo district OF
Hawaii-1.00 inch to 100 inches, in the
| Koolau district of Maui--1.35 to 2.36
inches, at the higher levels of the Ho-
nolulu and in the northern portion Of
/ the Koolaupoko districts of Oahu, and
| in the Koolau district of Kauai. No
rainfall was reported from the Koolau.
Waikiki and Lahaina districts of Maui,
and the central portion of the Kau
district of Hawaii.
The total rainfall was below the
average for the week at all stations
having record of ten or more years,
the deficiencies on Hawaii ranging from
II to "a inch in the Kohala, Kau and
Puma districts; Is inch in the Kona,
and ISL to 2.56 inches in the Hilo, ex-
cepting 81 inch at Hakalau; on Oahu
they ranged from SO inch to LAO
inches, and on Kauai from SO TO so
inch.
The amount of rainfall was greater
than the preceding weeks, at all sta
tions in the Puma, Kohala and Hama
kua and at all but two in the Hilo
districts of Hawaii, and less elsewhere
ON that island, but in no case did the
change exceed SO inch. On Maui the
excuses ranged from % inch to 1.82
inches in the Hama, Hamakualoa. Ha-
makuapoko and Koolau districts, with
no change elsewhere. The rainfall was
slightly in excess of last weeks in the
Waianae, Koolauloa and the northern
portion of the Koolaupoko districts,
and slightly deficient elsewhere on Oa-
hu, excepting lbs a Manoa. On Ka-
uai deficiencies ranging from "a inch.
to 1.S4 inches occurred in the Puma and
Koolau districts, and slight changes in
the Kona district The changes on
MoIokai varied from a deficiency of
06 inch to an excess of "A inch.
A double earthquake shock was fell
at the local office of the L. S. Weather
Bureau in Honolulu at S:51 p. m. of
the 19t;2. The first shock was light,
and the second-which occurred but a
few moments later-was heavier and
apparently had a rotary motion. The
following stations also report the oc-
currence at about the same time: Ha-
waii-Pualxea Ranch, very violent,
and lasting several seconds, and Sc
verely shaking buildings and their
contents: Kohala Mill. a succession of
shocks lasting several seconds; Multi,
heavy. lasting one minute; Honokaa,
lasting 10 or Is seconds; Ookala, Sc
we're. and Laupahoehoe and Pepeekeo,
heavy. Maui-Huelo. lasting about 20
seconds: Haiku, sharp: Puunene, last
ing 30 seconds: Wailuku. two, with
but an instant between. lasting from
to 10 seconds, the second the heavier,
more resembled 3 tremor than wave
motion; Kaanapali, severe Oahu
wafanae. Eva, light. Mofokai-Ma-
pulehu, light. direction Ne; Molokai
Ranch. sharp.
The following table shows the week
lv averages of temperature and rain
fall for the principal islands and Tor
the group: