DRIESTSINCE
Hawaii · precipitation record 1940–2026

Honolulu, HI

THIS YEAR · 2026
WETTEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2006
21.12in
6th wettest of 86 years · normal 9.49"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 84 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.02in
tied for 1st driest of 85 yrs
8% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
0.87in
29th driest of 86 yrs
65% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
21.12in
6th wettest of 86 yrs
223% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

15.32in
on Mar 5, 1958 · in 87 years

Dry Streak

12days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 51 days (to Sep 7, 2025)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

223%
21.12" of a normal 9.49" · wettest 33.7" (1963) · driest 2.16" (1983)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 83-year record (1941–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 19.15" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1196542.78in
2195139.73in
3200439.01in
4196337.91in
5195537.86in

Driest Years on Record

119984.52in
219835.03in
319935.84in
419416.82in
520007.1in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Dec (~1.79") and driest in Jun (~0.2"). Wettest calendar month ever: Mar 1951, 20.79".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Honolulu — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.46in
set in 1965

Rain on Jul 28

21%
of 84 years had measurable rain
1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.01″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.21″1955: 0.01″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.03″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.46″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.28″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.05″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.03″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.01″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.01″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.12″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.03″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.02″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.07″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.01″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.01″2012: 0.01″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.01″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Honolulu's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Honolulu, HI — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Honolulu's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Honolulu, HI — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Honolulu's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Honolulu, HI — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:04 AM
Sunset6:13 PM
Solar noon11:38 AM
Daylight13h 09m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

21.32°N, 157.94°WHawaii

Nearby Stations

Lihue, HI100 mi NWKahului, HI101 mi EHilo, HI217 mi SECold Bay, AK2355 mi NEureka, CA2386 mi NEUkiah, CA2389 mi NE

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