Deluge "Obliterates" Hawaii Rainfall Record

The National Weather Service reports that the 8.64" of rainfall at Lihue, Hawaii yesterday "obliterates" the old daily record for March 5 of 1.14" set in 1974. The 3.31" on Sunday was also a record for March 4. According to NWS records, the all-time daily rainfall record at Lihue was 6.71" on March 14, 2006. Official climate records in Lihue began in 1946. In the 3 days from March 3 through 5 Lihue reported 12.76" of precipitation. Some other rainfall reports from Kauai and Oahu as of Monday afternoon:

KAUAI  
/HNIH1/ HANALEI                                26.95  
/WLLH1/ MOUNT WAIALEALE RAINGAGE               24.44  
/WLDH1/ WAILUA DITCH - USGS                    22.66  
/WNHH1/ PH WAINIHA                             21.63  
/KPIH1/ KAPAHI                                 16.68  
/WUHH1/ WAILUA UH EXP STN                      14.02  
/LIHH1/ LIHUE VRTY STA                         12.40  
/KLOH1/ KILOHANA RG - USGS                     12.11  
/HLI  / LIHUE AIRPORT                           9.88  
/ANHH1/ ANAHOLA NO.2                            8.86  
/MLDH1/ MOLOAA DAIRY                            8.32  
/WLGH1/ WAIALAE RG - USGS                       4.42  
/OMAH1/ OMAO                                    4.29  
/KHEH1/ KALAHEO                                 4.26  
/KOKH1/ KOKEE                                   3.48  
/HBK  / BARKING SANDS ASOS                      3.31  
/MCRH1/ MOHIHI CROSSING - USGS                  3.28  
/WKRH1/ WAIAKOALI - USGS                        3.17  
  
OAHU  
/PNSH1/ PUNALUU STREAM - USGS                  12.65  
/OFRH1/ OAHU FOREST NWR                        11.35  
/MOGH1/ MOANALUA - USGS - USGS                 10.37  
/KNRH1/ KAHANA STREAM RG - USGS                 9.12  
/WPPH1/ WAIHEE PUMP                             8.78  
/AHUH1/ AHUIMANU LOOP                           8.10  
/NUUH1/ NUUANU UPPER                            7.92  
/LULH1/ LULUKU                                  7.42  
/WITH1/ WILSON TUNNEL                           6.70  
/WHSH1/ WAIAHOLE STREAM - USGS                  5.14  
/HNG  / KANEOHE MCAS                            5.06  
/STVH1/ ST. STEPHENS SEMINARY                   4.88  
/MAUH1/ MAUNAWILI                               4.85  
/HNL  / HONOLULU AIRPORT                        4.78  
/HAKH1/ HAKIPUU MAUKA                           4.78  
/KTAH1/ KAHUKU TRAINING AREA                    4.60  
/KAHH1/ KAHUKU                                  3.79  
/OFSH1/ OLOMANA FIRE STN                        3.76  
/KFWH1/ KII                                     3.25  
/WMLH1/ WAIMANALO NONOKIO                       3.13