01-20-2011, 06:11 PM
I'm from Syracuse. I bought property in Eden Roc. Strange that I moved 5,000 miles and picked an area that is so similar to Syracuse, weather-wise. It can rain a lot, like days on end. Total average annual precipitation at Hilo airport is 127 inches. At other nearby areas near Hilo and at Mountain View that average is over 200 inches. For Syracuse the average is 40 inches. Granted this year Hilo Airport got only 62 inches, only 50% of normal, but still 50% more than the average at Syracuse. On the other hand it is not uncommon to get sun every day between rain showers. This is much different than central new york where you might not see the sun for weeks, even if it doesn't rain much.