Lihue, HI

Hawaii · Records since 1950–2026

⛅ 79°F Feels like 83°
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As of 8:30 AM HST

Records for September 11

🔥 Record High

90°F

September 11, 2019

+5° from 85° normal

❄ Record Low

66°F

September 11, 1981

-9° from 75° normal
🌞 Normal high: 85°F 🌑 Normal low: 75°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Lihue

🔥
91°F
Hottest Day Ever
Sep 8, 2019
❄
50°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 22, 1969
🌧
11.24"
Wettest Day Ever
Dec 1, 1968
☃
0.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Nov 30, 2020

Top 10 Record Highs — September 11

# Temp Date
🏆 90°F September 11, 2019
2 89°F September 11, 1959
3 88°F September 11, 2020
4 88°F September 11, 2017
5 88°F September 11, 1961
6 87°F September 11, 2016
7 87°F September 11, 2014
8 87°F September 11, 2007
9 87°F September 11, 2005
10 87°F September 11, 1979

Top 5 Record Lows — September 11

# Temp Date
🥶 66°F September 11, 1981
2 68°F September 11, 2024
3 68°F September 11, 1995
4 68°F September 11, 1985
5 69°F September 11, 1957
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1950–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.
1
day
Hot Streak
1 consecutive day at or above 86°F · since September 10
2 more days to heat wave status

Heat Wave Summary — Lihue

threshold: 86°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
8.0
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
87°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
163
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
1
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1957–2026
0
2026 so far
3
Avg/year 1970–2025
3
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
20
Most in a year (2019)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Lihue

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 25, 2017 – Sep 30, 2017 68 90°F (Aug 12) 88°F 77°F
2 Jul 23, 2019 – Sep 24, 2019 64 91°F (Aug 25) 89°F 78°F
3 Aug 22, 1979 – Sep 27, 1979 37 88°F (Aug 31) 87°F 74°F
4 Jun 22, 2023 – Jul 28, 2023 37 88°F (Jul 17) 87°F 77°F
5 Jul 30, 2023 – Sep 3, 2023 36 89°F (Aug 10) 88°F 78°F
6 Sep 1, 2014 – Oct 3, 2014 33 88°F (Sep 14) 87°F 74°F
7 Jul 25, 2021 – Aug 22, 2021 29 88°F (Jul 30) 87°F 77°F
8 Aug 16, 2007 – Sep 12, 2007 28 88°F (Aug 19) 86°F 75°F
9 Jul 29, 2025 – Aug 24, 2025 27 88°F (Aug 16) 87°F 76°F
10 Sep 17, 1981 – Oct 12, 1981 26 89°F (Sep 21) 87°F 73°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

40
2026 total
above-normal nights
33.5
Avg / summer
1970–2020
72
Most in a summer
2019

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1950–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1950, annual totals have trended -1.84" per decade, about -13.8" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Lihue is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

77 of 253 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

43.05"
2026 YTD
Normal: 22.78"
+20.27"
2.28"
September so far
September normal: 2.18"
+0.10"
10
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Lihue is 20.27" ahead of the normal pace

Period Review — Mar 1 – May 31, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 92 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
74.7°F
Average temperature
24th-warmest of 76
+0.4°
vs. average
Normal: 74.3°F (1991–2020)
28.03"
Precipitation
2nd-wettest of 75
+18.23"
vs. average
Normal: 9.80" · 286% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Mar 1 – May 31

1950–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.23° per decade (warming since 1950)

Precipitation by Year — Mar 1 – May 31

1950–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.19" per decade (wetter since 1950)

Warmest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1984 76.6°F
2 2025 76.4°F
3 1981 76.3°F
4 2017 75.9°F
5 2011 75.9°F
6 1970 75.6°F
7 1971 75.6°F
8 1961 75.4°F
9 1974 75.4°F
10 2003 75.4°F

Coolest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2009 71.3°F
2 1966 71.4°F
3 1965 71.6°F
4 1954 71.6°F
5 1987 71.9°F
6 1952 72.0°F
7 1958 72.2°F
8 1955 72.2°F
9 1969 72.4°F
10 1968 72.4°F

Wettest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 2006 38.76"
2 2026 28.03"
3 1962 25.51"
4 1997 22.25"
5 2012 19.52"
6 2020 19.46"
7 1977 19.08"
8 1982 19.07"
9 2011 18.63"
10 1951 18.59"

Driest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 1966 2.81"
2 1957 2.99"
3 2008 3.24"
4 1958 3.41"
5 1979 3.94"
6 2015 3.98"
7 1973 4.13"
8 2005 4.25"
9 1953 4.26"
10 1983 4.30"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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