7:15am today
I pulled the camera out for a quick snap of the bad weather pounding Honolulu today. Usually you can see a view like this out our window for sunrise:
>7am sunny sunrise morning
The tourism board of Hawaii would love to let you believe it never rains on the Islands and surely it will never rain on your vacation. Nothing could be further from the truth. It rains all the time and depending on what part of the island you live on, it ALWAYS rains. We get lots of rain as we live right below the mountain range and misty rain seems to always fall from the sky. Its nothing to make you pull out the umbrella but its enough to make you pull off your sunglasses for a quick wipe.
Today happen to be one of the worst days in a while.
The rain and winds rattled the windows and woke us up in the middle of the night. The traffic is at a complete stop on the highways this morning and the rain is causing flooding in some parts on Oahu. Its not a great day.
Winter season, roughly November through Jan/Feb, will bring bad weather and rain to Hawaii. Several years ago, it happen to rain more than 40 days STRAIGHT! You can’t help to feel bad for all those tourist who arrive from their snowy homes hoping to have a perfect tropical vacation. I’ve seen rain fall for days and sadly see jets ferrying tourist off the Islands as the sunny skies break open.
Its a sad fact, rain falls in the winter on Hawaii. To me it happens to be the most depressing time. You get so used to having sunny bright days and cool weather. Donning a rain coat or perhaps socks and sneakers (as opposed to flip flops) is tough. Hey–I lived in New York along time and remember freezing ears, frozen toes, and red noses. My first experience with snow was “wow, its snow!” but once you have to cross the icy cold streams at the intersections, you quickly come to hate that lovely winter wonderland.
Either way, most tourist who come to Honolulu during the winter season can’t all be doing that bad. A quick look at the weather across the US and the globe today:
Thursday, Dec. 10, 2008
New York: 41 F, overcast
Los Angeles: 65 F, cloudy
Chicago: 34 F, PC
Dallas: 49 F, clear
The Globe:
London: 37 F, hazy
Sydney: 64 F, rain
Tokyo: 57 F, clear
Riyadh: 59 F, PC
Berlin: 36 F, drizzle
Paris: 37 F, clear
Buenos Aires: 75 F, clear
Mexico City: 57, clouds
So I guess where ever you are, the weather today isn’t all that bad. A bad day in Hawaii is always a good day anywhere else. Heavens—its Hawaii!