Figure 27.6

University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Department of Geography, U.S. Forest Service
Thomas W. Giambelluca, Abby Frazier

This figure appears in chapter 27 of the Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: The Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II report.

The figure shows the changes in annual rainfall (percent per decade) from 1920 to 2012 for the State of Hawai‘i. Statistically significant trends are indicated with black hatching. Almost the entire state has seen rainfall decreases since 1920. The sharpest downward trends are found on the western part of Hawai‘i Island. On other islands, significant decreases have occurred in the wetter areas. Source: adapted from Frazier & Giambelluca 2017.e6d1098e-93cc-4285-9d16-6e52c5e302f7 ©Royal Meteorological Society.

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This figure was created on May 31, 2017.

This figure was submitted on November 29, 2018.

References :

• Spatial trend analysis of Hawaiian rainfall from 1920 to 2012 (e6d1098e)

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