El curioso régimen pluviométrico de las Islas Hawai

Totalmente de acuerdo, Pannus, luego me he dado cuenta de que la altitud del Roque era muy similar a la de Izaña, en fin D será solo la punta del Teide.

Volviendo a Hawai, he encontrado un par de artículos interesantes de los que extraigo algunos párrafos que nos interesan:


Aquí se hace el seguimiento de la meteo de las islas

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/



http://www.oregonphotos.com/Big-Island-Climate.html

"In the daytime the Inversion layer usually lies around 6000-6500 feet here in the islands and at times rises to 7,500-8,000 feet. It was around 6,000-6200 feet today (near Hilo, HI). I use Mt Hualalai, a nearby 8275 ft peak North East of Kona as a quick visual reference. From what I can tell, the inversion layer rarely if every drops to 5000 feet."

6000-6500 = 1875-2031 msm
7500-8000 = 2343-2500 msm
5000 = 1562 msm

Es decir, tienen normalmente una inversión mucho más alta que la nuestra, lo que implica que hay mucha agua disponible. En Canarias la inversión en verano cae a 700-800 metros, y en invierno está entre 1200-1500, con los mejores días a unos 2000 msm.

Hilo soaked! (Referring to winter 2000-2001): "Yes, the winter weather has returned to Hilo, but with a vengeance. Hilo got a record 29 inches of rain in only 24 hours eight days ago (Nov. 9, 2000). It caused a lot of havoc in our town and on this Island (Hawaii). The Kau District just south of Volcano Park got 36.7 inches, which was an All-time record for the Big Island. I'm being honest with you when I say I didn't even know it was possible for that much rain to fall in such a short time."

36.7 = 932,1 mm récord de precipitación en 24 horas en la Gran Isla.

http://www.oregonphotos.com/pagetwentytwo-R7.html

11/14/2000: One of this site's Hawaiian readers recently noted that the Hawaiian State rainfall record for a 24 hour period occured on Kauai. This was an astonishing 38 inches during one torrential 24 hour period in 1958.

Récord absoluto para 24 horas en Hawai: 965,2 mm



http://askville.amazon.com/Island-Hawaii-thunderstorms/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=213905

Kauai's location as the most northward of the main Hawaiian islands makes it more prone to midlatitude frontal systems that bring rainfall during winter. In contrast, the Big Island, the southernmost island, experiences less rainfall caused by frontal systems.

Que a Kaui le afectan con frecuencia los frentes de las borrascas frías, como ya adelantaba roberto de pamplona unas páginas atrás.