High Wind in Big Island Summit, Hawaii

High Wind December 18, 2022 · Big Island Summit, Hawaii

67 mph

Measured sustained (58 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet observation also recorded a wind gust at Mauna Kea Summit of 70 kts.

The wider storm

At the summits on Big Island, sustained west winds were recorded over 43 kts with gusts over 104 kts, with a max wind gust recorded at 144 kts on Dec 19th. Otherwise, at lower elevations, southwest winds over 35 kts, with localized gusts over 60 kts, were recorded at various locations across the islands. The winds were the result of a strong early season cold front which dropped across the state from the northwest.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1065876. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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