Pacific ENSO Update

2nd Quarter, 2006 Vol. 12 No. 2

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Monthly Precipitation
State of Hawaii Summary

The following excerpts are taken from the NOAA NWS Honolulu Forecast Office's Monthly Precipitation Summaries.

Jany: Trade winds prevailed through most of April at mainly moderate levels. Trade shower activity during the first two weeks of the month brought daily rainfall to the east-facing slopes of the islands, though totals were mostly less than an inch and no significant flooding problems occurred. The airmass over the island chain stabilized for the period from April 15 to 25 with many sites reporting little or no rainfall. The trades broke down on April 26 as a weak, late-season cold front moved slowly across the state on April 27 and 28 before dissipating near the Big Island and Maui on April 29. Most rain gages recorded less than a quarter of an inch during the frontal passage.

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Kevin R. Kodama, Senior Service Hydrologist
National Weather Service Forecast Office, Honolulu, Hawaii