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Honolulu, HI

THIS YEAR · 2026
WETTEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2006
22.03in
8th wettest of 86 years · normal 9.75"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 84 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.91in
13th wettest of 85 yrs
479% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
1.28in
34th wettest of 85 yrs
125% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
22.03in
8th wettest of 86 yrs
226% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

15.32in
on Mar 5, 1958 · in 87 years

Dry Streak

6days
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

226%
22.03" of a normal 9.75" · wettest 33.73" (1963) · driest 2.33" (1998)

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 Aug 24 ever

3.59in
set in 2015

Rain on Aug 24

21%
of 84 years had measurable rain
1940: 0.04″1941: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.04″1948: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.12″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.02″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.46″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.02″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.01″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.05″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.01″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.01″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.08″2005: 0.01″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.01″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.05″2015: 3.59″2016: 1.07″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.01″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.01″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″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

Sunrise5:13 AM
Sunset5:55 PM
Solar noon11:34 AM
Daylight12h 42m
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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