05-24-2026, 03:16 PM
(05-24-2026, 04:43 AM)ChunksterK Wrote: I did some quick research, and the driest years of the past 50 in East Hawaii were 2010, 2025, and 1983 in that order at Pahoa. At Hilo it was 2025, 2010, and 1983.
Two of those were El Nino years, while last year was not. But just because they were the driest doesn't necessarily mean the worst for long dry spells. If the El Nino forecast to develop is as strong as expected then we will likely have a stretch of extended drought this coming winter.

