Temperature/Climate

When we left from Virden it was early in October and absolutely freezing, gross weather. We were all happy to be leaving Virden for this trip. When I first stepped out of the plane into the airport of Hawaii I instantly noticed a change in temperature. It was super humid and a little dim because it was night time. Everyday we were in Hawaii the weather was super hot. There was no point in trying to do your hair because it would just poof up from the humid air. When we would be touring around it would all of a sudden start pouring. I was prepared because i was aware that Hawaii had a lot of rainfall at random times. So it would start pouring and we would all get soaked, but it wasn't a cold rain it was still hot and sunny. Then when it would stop raining you'd be dry in like ten minutes with your clothes sticking to you. One day Jordyn, Cassidy and I felt like laying by the pool for awhile and I fell asleep. When I woke up it was absolutely brutal because I was so burnt and it hurt to move. Just so you know, put on extra sun tan lotion when you go to Hawaii. I am never the one to burn but in Hawaii I did. All of my friends burnt too, especially Jordyn, she looked like a little lobster. Anyways, I really enjoyed the weather in Hawaii and I wish Virden weather would be like that for one day, but at this rate it probably never will be.
Outside Articles

Honolulu experiences a tropical savanna climate with a mostly dry summer season. Honolulu has lots of sunshine most of the year. Temperatures vary little throughout the months, with average high temperatures of 80-89 °F (27-32 °C) and lows of 65-75 °F (19-24 °C) throughout the year. Temperatures rarely exceed 90 °F (32 °C), with lows in the upper-50's °F (~15 °C) occurring once or twice a year. Waters off the coast of Honolulu average 82 °F (27 °C) in the summer months and 77 °F (25 °C) in the winter months.

Annual average precipitation is 18.3 inches (460 mm), which mainly occurs during the winter months of October through March, with very little rainfall during the summer. Honolulu has an average of 270 sunny days and 98 wet days per year.


CBS NEWS -Tsunami hits Hawaii, but does little damage March 10-2011

(Japan tsunami)

HONOLULU - Tsunami waves swamped Hawaii beaches before dawn Friday but didn't cause any major damage after devastating Japan and sparking evacuations as far away as the U.S. western coast.

Kauai was the first of the Hawaiian islands hit by the tsunami, which was caused by an earthquake in Japan, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. Water rushed ashore in Honolulu, swamping the beach in Waikiki and surging over a break wall in the world-famous resort but stopping short of the area's high-rise hotels.

Waves about 7 feet high were recorded on Maui, and 3 feet in Oahu and Kauai. Officials warned that the waves would continue and could become larger, and a scientist at the tsunami warning center said there was likely damage to mooring facilities and piers.