Hawaii, 2019

Drought in Hawaii, November 1 to 30, 2019

November 1 to 30, 2019 · NWS HFO · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

Severe and extreme drought, the D2 and D3 categories in the Drought Monitor, respectively, persisted over parts of Molokai, Maui, Kahoolawe, and the Big Island.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

Severe and extreme drought, the D2 and D3 categories in the Drought Monitor, respectively, persisted over parts of Molokai, Maui, Kahoolawe, and the Big Island.

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 Oct 31, 9:57 AM HST, 14 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 9:57 AM HST, 14 hours 3 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

7 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Molokai Leeward

When
November 1, 12:00 AM HST to November 30, 11:59 PM HST
Where
Molokai Leeward forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor

Drought, Kahoolawe

When
November 1, 12:00 AM HST to November 30, 11:59 PM HST
Where
Kahoolawe forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
21.027, -156.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Maui Leeward West

When
November 1, 12:00 AM HST to November 30, 11:59 PM HST
Where
Maui Leeward West forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
21.027, -156.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Maui Central Valley

When
November 1, 12:00 AM HST to November 30, 11:59 PM HST
Where
Maui Central Valley forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor

Drought, Leeward Haleakala

When
November 1, 12:00 AM HST to November 30, 11:59 PM HST
Where
Leeward Haleakala forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor

Drought, Big Island North and East

When
November 1, 12:00 AM HST to November 30, 11:59 PM HST
Where
Big Island North and East forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor

Drought, Big Island Interior

When
November 1, 12:00 AM HST to November 30, 11:59 PM HST
Where
Big Island Interior forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
19.602, -155.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 858939, 858940, 858941, 858942, 858943, 858944, 858945.