#maui rainfall

Despite the recent dry conditions, rainfall totals for 2024 through the end of November were still near to above average at most of the gages across Maui County. The rain gage at West Wailuaiki Stream had the highest year-to-date total of 198.49 inches (95% of average).

Due to the severity of the drought in some areas of the state, additional significant rain events will be needed for full drought recovery, which is not likely within the winter months due to the ongoing strong El Niño event. 

The rain gauge at Puʻu Kukui got the county’s highest monthly total of 21.38 inches and the highest daily total of 6.37 inches on April 2. The monthly total was 56% of average, according to State Senior Service Hydrologist Kevin Kodama with the National Weather Service’s Forecast Office Honolulu who compiled the report.

Maui Now readers submitted images and videos of the weather conditions in their area during a day of significant rainfall in parts of Maui on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021.

The U.S. Drought Monitor reported mostly normal conditions for the entire state of Hawai‘i on Oct. 16, 2018. 

Although slight at just 0.62 inches, the agency reports that the rainfall amount breaks the old record of 0.37 inches recorded for the same day 22 years ago in 1992.