DRIESTSINCE
Hawaii · precipitation record 1950–2026

Lihue, HI

THIS YEAR · 2026
WETTEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2006
37.17in
5th wettest of 77 years · normal 20.72"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.04in
21st wettest of 76 yrs
400% of normal
MONTH TO DATE
1.76in
23rd wettest of 77 yrs
121% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
10.47in
7th wettest of 77 yrs
209% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
37.17in
5th wettest of 77 yrs
179% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

11.24in
on Dec 1, 1968 · in 77 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 33 days (to Mar 3, 1983)

Wet Streak

9days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 24 days

Year to Date vs Normal

179%
37.17" of a normal 20.72" · wettest 50.49" (2006) · driest 7.66" (2015)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 76-year record (1950–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 39.28" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198274.4in
2196868.89in
3200667.03in
4195458.01in
5196557.97in

Driest Years on Record

1201613.39in
2202414.96in
3198316.4in
4200017.96in
5195321.15in

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 (~3.92") and driest in Jun (~1.18"). Wettest calendar month ever: Mar 2006, 36.13".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.64in
set in 1954

Rain on Jul 28

55%
of 76 years had measurable rain
1950: 0.03″1951: 0.02″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.64″1955: 0.01″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.01″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.06″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.01″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.01″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.01″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.02″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.01″1977: 0.11″1978: 0.11″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.10″1981: 0.50″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.12″1986: 0.05″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.04″1990: 0.14″1991: 0.04″1992: 0.01″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.05″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.09″1998: 0.01″1999: 0.06″2000: 0.04″2001: 0.22″2002: 0.01″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.23″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.01″2008: 0.08″2009: 0.35″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.05″2013: 0.02″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.04″2018: 0.01″2019: 0.06″2020: 0.07″2021: 0.07″2022: 0.02″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.01″2025: 0.04″0″1″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Lihue'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.
Lihue, HI — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Lihue'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.
Lihue, HI — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:08 AM
Sunset6:19 PM
Solar noon11:44 AM
Daylight13h 11m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

21.98°N, 159.34°WHawaii

Nearby Stations

Honolulu, HI100 mi SEKahului, HI201 mi EHilo, HI317 mi SECold Bay, AK2303 mi NEureka, CA2424 mi NEUkiah, CA2432 mi NE

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