HONOLULU — The National Weather Service says preliminary data indicates the Hawaiian island of Kauai broke a national 24-hour rainfall record during recent flash flooding.
HONOLULU — The National Weather Service says preliminary data indicates the Hawaiian island of Kauai broke a national 24-hour rainfall record during recent flash flooding.
The agency’s Honolulu office said Wednesday a rain gauge in Waipa recorded 49.69 inches of rain during the 24-hour period ending 12:45 p.m. on April 15.
If this total is certified, it would break the current record of 43 inches recorded July 25-26, 1979 in Alvin, Texas.
The Waipa gauge is about one mile west of Hanalei on the island’s north shore. It’s operated by a non-profit organization.
The agency says the National Climate Extremes Committee will convene to review the data and determine whether it’s a record.
The floods swept away homes and triggered mudslides. Damaged roads cut off several communities from the rest of Kauai.
Shouldn’t this day ‘kauai’ island? Not big ISLAND
Seems like the only thing that works is a non-government operation, all other rain gauges failed except this non-profit’s rain gauge.