Is Hilo's motto.
Hawaii's second 2016 autumn rain fest is underway, with a month's worth of rain expected to fall over the couse of just a few days.
Archived in the chart below is the rainfall totals for Hilo (located on the east side of the Big Island) during that rain fest.
Date | Rainfall |
Rainfall
Record
|
November 30, 2016 | 1.88 inches | 3.85 inches (1968) |
December 1, 2016 | 4.19 inches | 4.79 inches (1991) |
December 2, 2016 | 4.09 inches | 9.33 inches (1970) |
December 3, 2016 | 1.20 inches | 2.03 inches (2001) |
December 4, 2016 | 0.63 inches | 2.12 inches (1968) |
December 5, 2016 | 1.83 inches | 3.02 inches (1957) |
Hilo normally experiences 11.57 inches of rain throughout the entire month of December. At the current rate, that total could be matched in just a few days.
December 6, 2016 update: 11.94 inches of rain fell on Hilo from December 1 through 5. This surpasses that locations normal December total!