Drought — Lanai Mauka, Hawaii

2016-05-01 to 2016-05-31 · Lanai Mauka, Hawaii

Wider weather episode

Severe drought, the D2 category in the Drought Monitor, persisted over all of Niihau, and parts of Kauai, Lanai, and Maui in May. Severe and extreme drought, the D2 and D3 categories, continued over portions of the Big Island of Hawaii.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 627653. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.