The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-19
RAIN GENERAL
ON ALL ISLANDS
Weeks Weather Report Shows
Fears of Further Drought
Unnecessary.

The rain which came TO Oahu last
week extended also to the others is
lands of Maui, Hawaii and Kauai,
breaking a long drought. The reports
made by Weather Director William B.
Stockman from all points of observa-
tion indicate measurable and more than
ordinary rainfall The agents of the
Hawaiian Agricultural Company yester-
day received welcome wireless mes
sage that good rain fell at Pahala,
almost at the southern extremity of
Hawaii, breaking a drought that had
made itself felt.
On the island of Hawaii, according
to the correspondents reports, rain
fell on five dates at Puakea Ranch,
amounting to 1.02 inches, and at the
KohaIa Mill I.59 inches fell during the
same period. In fact, at Kohala Mis-
sion, Null, Honokaa, Laupahoehoe, Oo-
kala, Honolulu, Haka1au, Pepeekeo,
Papaikou, Ponahawai, Kapoho, Kaue-
leau, KeaIakekua, the rainfall was about
the same, averaging from liz to l.41
inches, generally decrease from the
previous reports. Pahala for the same
period reported rainless weather sit
uation.
For the island of Maui, the only rain
less report came from Hama, where dry
and sultry weather obtained, while at
HueIo there were FIVE days of rainfall,
amounting to 2.65 inches; at Nahiku
there were 3.14 inches. Haiku report
ed generally cloudy weather and rain
amounting to 100 inches, and at Pc
ahi there were 2.24 inches. Kahului
did not fare so well; only 90 inch fell.
Kaanapali was benefited to the extent
of 10 inch. Waikiki had measurable
rain.''
Kauai s sugar plantations were near
ly all visited by rainfall, Lihue being
drizZled to the extent of 1.23 inches,
Koloa getting a 2.07-inch layer, while
Makawel received only shower. At
Kilauea the weather was unsettled,
with four days clear and three days
cloudy and rainfall amounting to 1.6l
inches. At Kealia showers for four
days gave .S8 inch of rain.
Molokai was also visited, and from
MoIokai Ranch comes report of .56
inch, and at Mapulehu, with showers
on six dates, the rainfall was 81 of
an inch.
The reports from Oahu confirm gen
eral heavy fall OF rain.
The summary of the weekly weather
bulletin issued by Director Stockman,
under date of August II, follows:
The mean temperatures were higher
than those of the preceding week OF
deg. to OF deg. at all stations on ka-
uas. and o. deg. to % deg. at all sta
tSns on Hawaii-the greatest changes
occurring in the Hilo, Puma, Kau and
Koua districts. On Maui the mean
temperatures were from 90 deg. to IL
deg. higher than last week s; on Oahu
from Is deg. lower to Ia deg. higher,
and on Molokai from GA deg. lower
to 0.6 deg. higher.
Drought conditions were broken IN
the Honolulu and portions of the Eva
| and Waianae districts of Oahu, and IN
parts of the Kula, Waikiki and La
| hama districts of Maui; but serious
conditions still obtain in portions Of
| Maui.
The rainfall was above the average
of ten or more years at all stations
| in fbe Kohala district of Hawaii, in
| the Koolaupoko, Honolulu and Eva dis
tricts of Oahu, and in the Koolau and
| the eastern portion of the kona DIS
tricts of Kauai; elsewhere it was be-
| low the average.
The excuses, in inches, in the sew
| eral districts were: Hawaii-Kohala
| 01s to 0. 60, Oahu-Koolaupok 0.26 to
! So. Honolulu 022, and Eva 0.27; Ka-
uai-western Kona Ole; Oahu-Wala-
nae O.l9. and Koolauloa OH; Hawaii
I-Hamakua 0.34 to 0.64, Hilo 0.9S to
2.2r. Puma 1.30, and Kau 0.92 to 0.99.
The greatest amounts of rainfall
were reported from the Koolau, Ha-
makuapoko and Hamakualoa districts
Of Maui, where they ranged from 3.14
to 1870 inches; in the northern and
central portions of the Koolaupoko dis
| trict of Oahu, 1.29 to 2.94 inches, and
/ in the several districts of HawaIi-ko-
hala Loo to Ito inches, Hilo OIL inch
10 200 inches, and interior Puma 1.4l
| inches. Nowhere else did the weekly
amount equal 100 inch.
There was more rain than during the
preceding week at all stations on Oahu
and Molokai, in the Kona district OF
| Hawaii, at scattered stations on Maui
and Kauai, and generally in the Ko-
hala district of Hawaii; elsewhere the
amounts were less.
The changes, in inches, as compared
with the preceding week We're: Ha.
waii-Kohala zoos to 1910, Hama
kua -0.37 to lac, Hilo OH to
l-4.49, Puma 900 to -2.66, Kau 0.0t
| to -0.03. and Kona +0.45 to +0.49:
Maui-Koolau loco to -Fo.70, Hama
kualoa -o.30, Hamakuapoko +026
Hama -24l, and Waikiki and Lahains
1910 to -0.OS; Oahu - Koolaulos
| +0.27, Koolaupoko t0.1S to -+1.53
Honolulu 1850, Eva -+0.32, and Wal
amaze 1909; Kauai-Koolau 1906
Puma -o.O2 to 1850, and Kona 0.0t
to +1.33; and Molokai +0.65 to 1867
The following table shows the week
ly averages of temperature and rain
fall for the principal islands and fol-
the group:
Tempera-
ture Rainfall
Hawaii .... 1874 deg. LOG in.
Maui " 1872 deg. 1.24 in.
Oahu .. III deg. OBJ in.