Kona AP 68.3 Weather Records (USC00514764)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kona AP 68.3 (USC00514764), Hawaii, United States, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Kona AP 68.3

Kona AP 68.3 (USC00514764) is a weather station in Hawaii, United States at 19.65 latitude and -156.02 longitude, 9 m (30 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1949 to 1980, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kona AP 68.3 still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Hawaii, United States, 19.65 latitude, -156.02 longitude.
Elevation: 9 m (30 ft).
Period of record: 1949 to 1980, 32 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kona AP 68.3. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Kona AP 68.3, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	31.7 C (89.1 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	30.0 C (86.0 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.6 C (87.1 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.7 C (89.1 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.1 C (88.0 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	32.8 C (91.0 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.9 C (93.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.2 C (90.0 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.3 C (91.9 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	33.9 C (93.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kona AP 68.3 still stand. 1959 holds the most, with 261.

Standing records at Kona AP 68.3 by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1949	32
1950	63
1951	43
1952	56
1953	61
1954	56
1955	57
1956	18
1957	73
1958	42
1959	261
1960	61
1961	54
1962	23
1963	34
1964	20
1965	28
1966	18
1967	28
1968	45
1969	46
1970	30
1971	20
1972	45
1973	41
1974	26
1975	28
1976	27
1977	32
1978	62
1979	23
1980	11

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 164.8 mm (6.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kona AP 68.3. The most was 164.8 mm (6.5 in) on 17 November 1950.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kona AP 68.3
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	18 January 1959
Feb	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 February 1972
Mar	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	14 March 1951
Apr	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	13 April 1963
May	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2 May 1966
Jun	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 June 1969
Jul	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	15 July 1954
Aug	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 August 1950
Sep	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	5 September 1972
Oct	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 October 1958
Nov	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	17 November 1950
Dec	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 December 1953

Period of Record Coverage

1949 to 1980

32 years of record at Kona AP 68.3, 1949 to 1980. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1949, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 and others.

Days with data per year at Kona AP 68.3
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1949	88	24%	No
1950	363	99%	Yes
1951	354	97%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	362	99%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	363	99%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	359	98%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	358	98%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	292	80%	No
1971	256	70%	No
1972	257	70%	No
1973	292	80%	No
1974	254	70%	No
1975	243	67%	No
1976	249	68%	No
1977	242	66%	No
1978	259	71%	No
1979	103	28%	No
1980	14	4%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1950 to 1971

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Kona AP 68.3, 1950 to 1971. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 23.8 C (74.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1959, at 22.5 C (72.4 F), and the warmest was 1957, at 24.4 C (76.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Kona AP 68.3 as warming stripes, 1950 to 1971
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1950	24.0 C	+0.25 C
1951	24.3 C	+0.50 C
1952	24.1 C	+0.32 C
1953	24.0 C	+0.17 C
1954	24.4 C	+0.58 C
1955	23.5 C	-0.31 C
1956	24.2 C	+0.42 C
1957	24.4 C	+0.65 C
1958	24.2 C	+0.44 C
1959	22.5 C	-1.34 C
1960	23.9 C	+0.08 C
1961	23.4 C	-0.39 C
1962	23.7 C	-0.12 C
1963	23.3 C	-0.48 C
1964	23.1 C	-0.71 C
1965	23.2 C	-0.59 C
1966	23.6 C	-0.18 C
1967	24.0 C	+0.18 C
1968	24.2 C	+0.38 C
1969	23.4 C	-0.43 C
1971	24.3 C	+0.55 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1949 to 1980

Yearly extremes at Kona AP 68.3: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1957	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1959	15.3 C (59.5 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	1950	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	266.9 mm (10.5 in)	1959	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	57 days	1978	29 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kona AP 68.3, 1949 to 1980. The record is 33.9 C (93.0 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 C (88.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kona AP 68.3 by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1949	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1950	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1951	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1952	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1953	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1954	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1955	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1956	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1957	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1960	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1961	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1964	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1965	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1966	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1967	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1968	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1969	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1972	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1973	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1974	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1975	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1976	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1977	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1978	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1979	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1980	31.1 C (88.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kona AP 68.3, 1949 to 1980. The record is 8.9 C (48.0 F) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 15.3 C (59.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kona AP 68.3 by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1949	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1950	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1951	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1952	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1953	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1954	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1955	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1956	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1957	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1958	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1959	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1960	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1961	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1962	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1963	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1964	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1965	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1966	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1967	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1968	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1969	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1970	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1971	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1972	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1973	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1974	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1975	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1976	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1977	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1978	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1979	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1980	18.3 C (64.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kona AP 68.3, 1949 to 1980. The record is 164.8 mm (6.5 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kona AP 68.3 by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1949	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
1950	164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1951	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1952	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1953	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1954	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1955	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1956	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1957	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1958	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1959	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1960	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1961	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1962	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1963	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1964	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1965	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1968	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1970	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1972	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1974	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1975	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1976	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1977	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1978	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1979	n/a
1980	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kona AP 68.3, 1949 to 1980. The record is 266.9 mm (10.5 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.4 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kona AP 68.3 by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1949	8.7 mm (0.34 in)
1950	212.0 mm (8.3 in)
1951	134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1952	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1953	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1954	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1955	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1956	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1957	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1958	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1959	266.9 mm (10.5 in)
1960	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1961	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1962	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1963	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1964	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1965	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1966	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1967	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1968	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1969	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1970	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1971	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1972	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1973	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1974	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1975	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1976	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1977	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1978	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1979	n/a
1980	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kona AP 68.3, 1949 to 1980. The record is 57 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kona AP 68.3 by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1949	44 days
1950	18 days
1951	20 days
1952	21 days
1953	39 days
1954	30 days
1955	34 days
1956	17 days
1957	29 days
1958	24 days
1959	19 days
1960	36 days
1961	25 days
1962	29 days
1963	25 days
1964	37 days
1965	28 days
1966	19 days
1967	20 days
1968	32 days
1969	26 days
1970	38 days
1971	29 days
1972	34 days
1973	40 days
1974	18 days
1975	18 days
1976	32 days
1977	32 days
1978	57 days
1979	n/a
1980	n/a

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).