The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-12
worst DOWNPOUR
. IN YEARS FLOODS
CITY WITH WATER
w. r. Castle Says No Such De-
luge Has Visited Honolulu
|. Since 1904

An extraordinary rainfall deluged
Honolulu yesterday, commencing at ten
clock in the morning and continuing
at an early hour this morning. The
rain was especially heavy in the valleys,
and although no records of the precipi
tation are ms yet available, II is prob.
able that the downpour back Of the
town was the heaviest In years. At
two o'clock this morning the rain was
still falling and there were no indiea
tons Of a lat up. lily
Government Meteorologist A. NJ.
Hamrick said last night that the record
Of the rain-gauge on the roof Of the
Alexander Young Hotel showed that up
to eight o'clock hast night 2.0l inches
had fallen. The record compiled VI
to eight clock last night by Mr.. Ham
rick brings the total rainfall in the
heart Of the city, for the first ten days
of November, mp TO 3.Ss inches. The
average rainfall for the whole month
Of November, as recorded on the roof
of the Young, is 400 inches. The aver
age for October is 1.S0 inches. The
rain was heaviest between seven and
eight o clock last night, the gauge on
the roof Of the Young recording 0.5S
inch during that hour. Yesterday 5
rain, in the business district, was tho
heaviest for the same number Of hours
since June 2, 1913, when fall Of "a"
inches was recorded at the Young OBJ
servatory. 49,.
The Heaviest Since 1904
w. r. Castle, who has kept rain
gauge on his premises near Victoria
and Lunalilo street, for the past thirty
he could make-with the heavy downpoui
Of last night was the great storm In
February, 1904. His rain gauge held
six inches, and in one night ran over
He had no record available of last
nights downpour.
In the valleys back of the town the
rain at times resembled a cloudburst,
Ancient stream-bed were filed with
roaring torrents and usually modest
streams became veritable rivers. Last
night the roar of the streams could be
heard all over the valleys.
Waikiki was no exception to the gen
eral drenched rule. The lagoon in Kap
iolani Park was transformed into /
lake which about eight o'clock over,
flowed it's banks and inundated the
roads and paths.
Beretania street at the junction o.
Kecaumoku, Piikoi and Makiki street,
was flooded with the downpour from
mauka and at times the water flowed
over the sidewalk into yards and gar,
| lens. .-assF
Flood Stalls Autos and Cars
At the junction of King and Kewalt
streets there was another food which
| resulted in many automobiles being
stalled and the service of the street
ears being temporarily suspended.
Nuuanu stream was higher than II
has been for years, and the ravine run
ming through Fort Shafter, was well
| filled with rushing water pouring
Town from the nearby hills.
Near the Makiki fire station, Wilder
| avenue and PiikOi streets, there was q
regular washout, the water from an ad
laccnt stream pouring over the road
and inundating the premises of the oc
cupants of several cottages.
At Moiliili the big taro patches were
I sea Of water, and between there and
Waikiki large number Of banans
| Dlants are said to have been washed
away.
The storm was kona storm, and Tho
first real kona that Honolulu has had
for the past two. years.
Wind Kicks Up High Surf
"A strong southeast wind kicked "
quite a sea and sent banks of leader
clouds scurfying in over the land. A.
long as the wind blows high as it did
yesterday there is no. fear Of damage
being done, but if it starts to blow low
the algaroba trees will be laid low BY
the hundred.
The barometer rose little last night
beginning after five O'Clock. Should
it continue to rise it will indicate thai
the back of the storm has been broken
! Another drop of the glass, however
and Honolulu may look forward t.
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