Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Wettest Place in the U.S.
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Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Wettest Place in the U.S.
The Wettest Place in the U.S.
Last week I traveled to an island where more precipitation falls each year than any other location in the U.S. In fact, some people believe it is the wettest place on earth.
The location? The Hawaiian island of Kauai. Upon Kauai lies Mt. Waiʻaleʻale, which reaches 5148 ft and where the annual precipitation is roughly 460 inches a year. An amazing total that eclipses our Olympic Peninsula, the wettest location in the lower 48 states where a measly 160-180 inches a year falls on the windward slopes.
Kauai is a roughly circular island at 22N that is usually located in the northeast trade winds (these winds are from the northeast). Roughly 30 by 30 miles, it has high terrain at its center that descends abruptly to the northwest (Na Pali) coast, and more gradually to the east and southeast (see map).
The location? The Hawaiian island of Kauai. Upon Kauai lies Mt. Waiʻaleʻale, which reaches 5148 ft and where the annual precipitation is roughly 460 inches a year. An amazing total that eclipses our Olympic Peninsula, the wettest location in the lower 48 states where a measly 160-180 inches a year falls on the windward slopes.
Mount Waialeale is usually engulfed in clouds!
Kauai is a roughly circular island at 22N that is usually located in the northeast trade winds (these winds are from the northeast). Roughly 30 by 30 miles, it has high terrain at its center that descends abruptly to the northwest (Na Pali) coast, and more gradually to the east and southeast (see map).
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Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Wettest Place in the U.S.