Hawaii Storms Dash Predictions of Drought So Far govtech.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from govtech.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Storms in December and January defied El Nino and the forecasts turning parched regions of the islands green and leaving nearly 90% of the state free of drought.
December brought rainfall to most of the windward Big Island, but most of the gauges islandwide registered less than the average amount of precipitation for the final month of the year. That, as it turned out, was the conclusion to a 2023 that generally was drier-than-normal.