Drought — Big Island Southeast, Hawaii

2022-10-18 to 2022-10-31 · Big Island Southeast, Hawaii

Event narrative

Drought conditions progress to D3 to D4 (extreme to exceptional) for parts of Hawaii the Big Island.

Wider weather episode

The lack of precipitation across much of the state worsened drought conditions to D3 to D4 for parts of the Big Island during October.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1056399. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.