08-04-2012, 07:28 AM
It's still drier than you think:
"Despite the higher than normal frequency of rainfall, many of the windward Big Island gages posted below average rainfall totals for the month of July."
Even on the rainy side, only Ookala (Island Dairy) and a few places in Kohala were above 80% of normal rainfall for July, and are still only averaging around 80% for the year.
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/hydro/pages/jul12sum.php
"Despite the higher than normal frequency of rainfall, many of the windward Big Island gages posted below average rainfall totals for the month of July."
Even on the rainy side, only Ookala (Island Dairy) and a few places in Kohala were above 80% of normal rainfall for July, and are still only averaging around 80% for the year.
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/hydro/pages/jul12sum.php