Drought, Leeward Haleakala
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM HST to September 30, 11:59 PM HST
- Where
- Leeward Haleakala forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
Drought in Hawaii, September 1 to 30, 2007
Dry weather conditions continued to plague Upcountry Maui, where a mandatory 10 percent reduction in water consumption by all non-agricultural customers remained in effect. No crop damage estimates were available.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
Dry weather conditions continued to plague Upcountry Maui, where a mandatory 10 percent reduction in water consumption by all non-agricultural customers remained in effect. No crop damage estimates were available.
This portion of Maui County was put into the D2 classification in the Drought Monitor as of June 12th, 2007.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 31, 8:40 PM HST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 8:40 PM HST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 840 PM HST FRI AUG 31 2007 .SYNOPSIS...OCCASIONALLY WET TRADE WINDS THRU SATURDAY BUT TRANSITIONING DRIER THRU THE REST OF LABOR DAY WEEK END. && .DISCUSSION...THE TRADE WIND PATTERN MAINTAINED BY THE USUAL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TO OUR NORTH IS TURNING WETTER THAN USUAL DUE TO AN UNSTABLE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING CLOSE TO THE ISLANDS. THE LOW NOW WITHIN 100 MILES NORTH OF OAHU AND MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH IS EXPECTED TO HAVE AN ENHANCING INFLUENCE ON THE INCOMING TRADE WIND SHOWERS THRU TOMORROW AND SLOWLY EASING OFF ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS BEGINNING OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUNDAY WITH STABLE CONDITIONS SPREADING TO ALL ISLANDS BY WEDNESDAY...THE LOW ALOFT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY STABLE MID LEVEL RIDGING BY THEN. TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY PRETTY MUCH NEAR THEIR NORMAL INTENSITY AS SURFACE RIDGING TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN FIRMLY IMPLANTED THERE WITH NO SUBSTANTIAL HIGH CELLS PROJECTED TO STRENGTHEN IT. ANY STRENGTHENING OF THE WINDS SHOULD BE SHORT LIVED AND SLIGHT AS MENTIONED EARLIER. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && MATSUDA
Event by event
1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Excessive Heat in California, September 1 to 3, 2007
- Excessive Heat and Heat in California, September 1 to 4, 2007
- Drought in Georgia, September 1 to 30, 2007
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 2, 2007
- Drought in Virginia, September 1 to 30, 2007
- Drought in Illinois, September 1 to 30, 2007
- Drought in Kentucky, September 1 to 30, 2007
- Drought in North Carolina, September 1 to 30, 2007
- Drought in Indiana, September 1 to 30, 2007
- Drought in Missouri, September 1 to 30, 2007
- Tornado and Flash Flood in California, September 1 to 3, 2007
- Flood and Lightning Strikes in Florida, September 1, 2007
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, September 2007
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 55363.