Climate
| Climate data for Mauna Kea Observatory, Elevation: 13,800ft (4,205m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 55 (13) |
56 (13) |
54 (12) |
55 (13) |
59 (15) |
58 (14) |
75 (24) |
57 (14) |
60 (16) |
59 (15) |
54 (12) |
55 (13) |
75 (24) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 42.0 (5.6) |
42.5 (5.8) |
40.3 (4.6) |
41.4 (5.2) |
47.5 (8.6) |
49.3 (9.6) |
50.9 (10.5) |
49.9 (9.9) |
50.5 (10.3) |
43.8 (6.6) |
45.1 (7.3) |
42.7 (5.9) |
46.0 (7.8) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 26.3 (−3.2) |
26.1 (−3.3) |
24.9 (−3.9) |
26.2 (−3.2) |
29.0 (−1.7) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
31.3 (−0.4) |
29.5 (−1.4) |
27.8 (−2.3) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
28.4 (−2.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 19 (−7) |
12 (−11) |
18 (−8) |
18 (−8) |
12 (−11) |
23 (−5) |
22 (−6) |
17 (−8) |
23 (−5) |
20 (−7) |
20 (−7) |
17 (−8) |
12 (−11) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 0.80 (20.3) |
0.24 (6.1) |
1.05 (26.7) |
0.50 (12.7) |
0.92 (23.4) |
0.14 (3.6) |
0.29 (7.4) |
0.77 (19.6) |
0.51 (13) |
0.58 (14.7) |
1.04 (26.4) |
0.52 (13.2) |
7.36 (186.9) |
| Source: http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/ | |||||||||||||
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