Heavy Rain, Honolulu
- When
- November 23, 5:00 AM HST to 11:09 AM HST
- Where
- Honolulu County, 2.64 mi WSW of Mokuleia to 1.11 mi W of Niu Valley
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 21.563, -158.217
Heavy Rain in Hawaii, November 23, 2015
As a weak cold front approached the state from the northwest; a wind convergence band of showers, and isolated thunderstorms, stalled over Oahu. The rain produced ponding on roadways, and small stream and drainage ditch flooding.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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.
As a weak cold front approached the state from the northwest; a wind convergence band of showers, and isolated thunderstorms, stalled over Oahu. The rain produced ponding on roadways, and small stream and drainage ditch flooding. There were no reports of significant injuries or property damage.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 604042.