LIHUE, HAWAII
NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

LATITUDE: 21 Deg. 59 Min. N LONGITUDE: 159 Deg. 21 Min. W ELEVATION: FT. GRND 103 BARO 118 TIME ZONE: BERING WBAN: 22536

(a)
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
YEAR
TEMPERATURE (Deg. F)
Normals
-Daily Maximum
-Daily Minimum
-Monthly
Extremes
-Record Highest
-Year
-Record Lowest
-Year






45

45



77.9
65.3
71.6

85
1995
50
1969


78.1
65.1
71.6

86
1986
52
1962


78.5
66.9
72.7

88
1986
51
1955


79.5
68.5
74.0

88
1981
56
1958


81.2
70.3
75.8

88
1981
59
1989


83.1
72.5
77.8

89
1969
61
1987


84.1
73.7
78.9

89
1981
62
1979


84.8
74.2
79.5

90
1987
66
1979


84.8
73.5
79.2

90
1995
65
1981


83.2
72.0
77.6

90
1957
61
1993


80.7
70.3
75.5

89
1995
57
1958


78.6
67.1
72.9

86
1995
52
1953


81.2
70.0
75.6

90
SEP 1995
50
JAN 1969
NORMAL DEGREE DAYS
Heating (base 65 Deg. F)
Cooling (base 65 Deg. F)




0
209

0
188

0
239

0
270

0
335

0
384

0
431

0
450

0
426

0
391

0
315

0
245

0
3883
% OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE
45
54
56
54
53
59
62
62
64
66
58
49
48
57
MEAN SKY COVER(tenths)
Sunrise - Sunset
MEAN NUMBER OF DAYS:
Sunrise to Sunset
-Clear
-Partly Cloudy
-Cloudy
Precipitation
.01 inches or more
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
1.0 inches or more
Thunderstorms
Heavy Fog Visibility
1/4 mile or less
Temperature Deg. F
-Maximum
90 Deg. F and above
32 Deg. F and below
-Minimum
32 Deg. F and below
0 Deg. F and below

46


45
45
45

45

46
45

46


46
46

46
46

5.8


8.0
12.8
10.2

14.6

0.0
1.1

0.0


0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0

5.8


7.0
11.9
9.3

13.4

0.0
0.7

0.0


0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0

6.5


4.8
13.8
12.4

16.4

0.0
1.1

0.0


0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0

6.9


2.9
13.7
13.4

17.4

0.0
0.4

0.0


0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0

6.6


2.9
16.4
11.6

15.9

0.0
0.5

0.0


0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0

6.3


3.4
17.3
9.3

16.5

0.0
0.1

0.0


0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0

6.4


2.6
18.7
9.7

19.4

0.0
0.2

0.0


0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0

6.2


3.6
18.4
9.0

18.1

0.0
0.2

0.0


0.1
0.0

0.0
0.0

5.7


5.5
17.4
7.1

15.7

0.0
0.4

0.0


0.*
0.0

0.0
0.0

6.1


5.2
15.5
10.4

17.9

0.0
1.0

0.0


0.*
0.0

0.0
0.0

6.5


4.0
14.0
12.0

17.8

0.0
1.1

0.0


0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0

6.1


6.0
13.7
11.3

17.3

0.0
0.9

0.0


0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0

6.2


56.1
183.5
125.6

200.4

0.0
7.7

0.0


0.2
0.0

0.0
0.0
AV. STATION PRES. (mb)
23
1010.6
1011.0
1013.2
1013.2
1012.9
1012.9
1012.2
1011.6
1010.5
1010.6
1010.8
1011.1
1011.7
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)
Hour 04
Hour 10 (Local Time)
Hour 16
Hour 22

45
46
46
45

82
81
67
78

81
80
66
77

81
78
66
77

81
77
67
77

81
75
66
77

80
75
65
76

80
75
66
76

80
76
66
77

80
77
65
76

81
78
67
78

81
80
69
79

81
80
68
79

81
78
67
77
PRECIPITATION (in.)
Water Equivalent
-Normal
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Minimum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year



45

45

45




46



5.89
17.56
1956
0.30
1986
11.09
1956

0.0

0.0



3.33
11.35
1989
T
1983
7.28
1954

0.0

0.0



4.17
14.54
1951
0.30
1957
6.42
1989

0.0

0.0



3.50
10.65
1972
0.32
1992
6.52
1972

0.0

0.0



3.15
12.59
1977
0.42
1968
6.70
1977

0.0

0.0



1.69
4.83
1991
0.41
1975
2.17
1971

0.0

0.0



2.13
8.85
1954
0.75
1956
5.04
1954

0.0

0.0



1.76
8.13
1959
0.70
1984
5.43
1959

0.0

0.0



2.37
10.87
1980
0.45
1975
7.16
1980

0.0

0.0



4.41
18.04
1982
1.02
1963
8.46
1978

0.0

0.0



5.45
18.45
1955
0.58
1963
11.20
1955

0.0

0.0



5.15
22.91
1968
0.51
1985
11.54
1968

0.0

0.0



43.00
22.91
DEC 1968
T
FEB 1983
11.54
DEC 1968





WIND
Mean Speed (mph)
Prevailing Direction
through 1964
Fastest Mile
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Year
Peak Gust
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Date

45



16



12
12


11.0

ENE

19
37
1991

SW
66
1985

11.5

NE

23
41
1986

SW
59
1986

12.7

NE

06
39
1985

NE
54
1985

13.3

NE

05
36
1986

NE
47
1986

12.7

NE

06
33
1991

NE
40
1987

13.1

NE

07
29
1986

NE
39
1986

13.7

NE

08
29
1986

NE
41
1985

13.1

NE

05
31
1991

NE
38
1991

11.7

NE

15
84
1992

SW
115
1992

11.5

NE

04
33
1983

E
40
1994

12.3

NE

18
65
1982

NE
51
1985

11.8

NE

15
38
1987

SE
53
1987

12.4

NE

15
84
SEP 1992

SW
115
SEP 1992
(a) - Length of Record in Years, although individual months may be missing.
0.* or * - The value is between 0.0 and 0.05.
Normals - Based on the 1961 - 1990 record period.
Extremes - Dates are the most recent occurrence.
Wind Dir.- Numerals show tens of degrees clockwise from true north. "00" indicates calm.
Resultant Directions are given to whole degrees.