Following is the summary of the dry season (May through September 2017). Statewide: Most locations had near-to-below-average rainfall. • Drought present on the Big Island at the start of the dry season. • Drought spread to the other three counties
Following is the summary of the dry season (May through September 2017).
Statewide: Most locations had near-to-below-average rainfall.
• Drought present on the Big Island at the start of the dry season.
• Drought spread to the other three counties and intensified during the summer.
• Lack of rainfall mainly affected ranching operations and localized water service areas on Maui and the Big Island.
• Thirteenth driest dry season in the last 30 years (based on rankings from eight key sites).
• 2015 dry season was the wettest in the last 30 years.
• 2003 dry season was the driest in the last 30 years.
• Expected wet conditions for windward slopes did not occur.
Unlike 2015 and 2016, below-average tropical cyclone activity in 2017 did not provide a boost in rainfall during the summer months.
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Source: NOAA
