Punchbowl Crater 709 Weather Records (USC00518316)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Punchbowl Crater 709 (USC00518316), Hawaii, United States, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Punchbowl Crater 709

Punchbowl Crater 709 (USC00518316) is a weather station in Hawaii, United States at 21.31 latitude and -157.85 longitude, 103 m (338 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 2018, 69 years of record.
1,440 records set at Punchbowl Crater 709 still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Punchbowl Crater 709 set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 30 October 2018.

About the Station

Location: Hawaii, United States, 21.31 latitude, -157.85 longitude.
Elevation: 103 m (338 ft).
Period of record: 1950 to 2018, 69 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Punchbowl Crater 709. 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 Punchbowl Crater 709, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	30.0 C (86.0 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.0 C (86.0 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.9 C (84.0 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	30.6 C (87.1 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.6 C (87.1 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,440 standing records

1,440 records at Punchbowl Crater 709 still stand. 1952 holds the most, with 405.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 205.7 mm (8.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Punchbowl Crater 709. The most was 205.7 mm (8.1 in) on 20 December 1955.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Punchbowl Crater 709
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	2 January 2004
Feb	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	24 February 1955
Mar	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	24 March 1994
Apr	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	15 April 1972
May	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	3 May 1965
Jun	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	5 June 2001
Jul	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	1 July 1963
Aug	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	7 August 1959
Sep	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	14 September 2016
Oct	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	31 October 1978
Nov	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	15 November 1965
Dec	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	20 December 1955

Period of Record Coverage

1951 to 1955

5 years of record at Punchbowl Crater 709, 1951 to 1955. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955.

Latest Records

Latest records at Punchbowl Crater 709
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 2018	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 2018	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 2018	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2018	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 2018	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2018	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2018	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 2018	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2018	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2017	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2017	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2017	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2017	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 2016	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	5 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2016	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2016	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2016	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2016	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2016	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 2016	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1950 to 2018

Yearly extremes at Punchbowl Crater 709: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1951	30.0 C (86.0 F)	5
Coldest night (TNn)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1955	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5
Wettest day (Rx1day)	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	1955	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	367.2 mm (14.5 in)	1965	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	32 days	1962	18 days	69

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Punchbowl Crater 709, 1950 to 2018. The record is 32.2 C (90.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Punchbowl Crater 709 by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1950	n/a
1951	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1952	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1953	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1954	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1955	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Punchbowl Crater 709, 1950 to 2018. The record is 12.8 C (55.0 F) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 14.4 C (57.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Punchbowl Crater 709 by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1950	n/a
1951	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1952	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1953	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1954	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1955	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
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1978	n/a
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1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
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2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Punchbowl Crater 709, 1950 to 2018. The record is 205.7 mm (8.1 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.0 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Punchbowl Crater 709 by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1951	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1952	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1953	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1954	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1955	205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1956	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1959	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1960	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1961	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1962	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1963	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1964	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1965	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1966	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1967	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1968	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1969	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1970	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1971	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1972	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1973	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1974	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1975	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1976	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1977	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1978	201.9 mm (7.9 in)
1979	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1980	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1981	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1983	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1984	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1985	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1986	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1987	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1989	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1990	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1991	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1992	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1993	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1994	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1995	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1996	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1997	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1998	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1999	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2000	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2001	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
2002	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2003	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2004	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2005	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2006	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2007	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2008	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2009	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2010	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2011	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2012	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2013	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2014	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2015	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2016	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
2017	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
2018	88.9 mm (3.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Punchbowl Crater 709, 1950 to 2018. The record is 367.2 mm (14.5 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 119.7 mm (4.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Punchbowl Crater 709 by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1951	125.9 mm (5.0 in)
1952	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1953	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1954	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1955	292.4 mm (11.5 in)
1956	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1957	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1958	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1959	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1960	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1961	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1962	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1963	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1964	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1965	367.2 mm (14.5 in)
1966	259.4 mm (10.2 in)
1967	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1968	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1969	179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1970	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1971	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1972	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1973	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1974	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1975	280.5 mm (11.0 in)
1976	192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1977	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1978	331.7 mm (13.1 in)
1979	159.2 mm (6.3 in)
1980	220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1981	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1982	214.6 mm (8.4 in)
1983	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1984	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1985	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1986	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1987	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1988	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1989	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1990	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1991	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1992	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1993	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1994	190.8 mm (7.5 in)
1995	155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1996	253.3 mm (10.0 in)
1997	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1998	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1999	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2000	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2001	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
2002	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2003	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
2004	234.2 mm (9.2 in)
2005	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2006	146.4 mm (5.8 in)
2007	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2008	148.3 mm (5.8 in)
2009	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
2010	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
2011	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
2012	166.7 mm (6.6 in)
2013	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2014	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
2015	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
2016	132.4 mm (5.2 in)
2017	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
2018	140.0 mm (5.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Punchbowl Crater 709, 1950 to 2018. The record is 32 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Punchbowl Crater 709 by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950	21 days
1951	11 days
1952	15 days
1953	14 days
1954	15 days
1955	17 days
1956	12 days
1957	23 days
1958	23 days
1959	22 days
1960	17 days
1961	12 days
1962	32 days
1963	25 days
1964	13 days
1965	15 days
1966	23 days
1967	22 days
1968	20 days
1969	19 days
1970	16 days
1971	19 days
1972	23 days
1973	16 days
1974	13 days
1975	14 days
1976	31 days
1977	19 days
1978	16 days
1979	18 days
1980	19 days
1981	14 days
1982	14 days
1983	22 days
1984	26 days
1985	17 days
1986	29 days
1987	31 days
1988	14 days
1989	21 days
1990	13 days
1991	13 days
1992	24 days
1993	18 days
1994	13 days
1995	20 days
1996	24 days
1997	21 days
1998	18 days
1999	11 days
2000	20 days
2001	14 days
2002	27 days
2003	23 days
2004	15 days
2005	21 days
2006	16 days
2007	14 days
2008	20 days
2009	27 days
2010	23 days
2011	17 days
2012	16 days
2013	14 days
2014	10 days
2015	20 days
2016	17 days
2017	22 days
2018	19 days

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.

Rainfall Return Levels

54 years, 1964 to 2018

A day with at least 68.5 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 185.4 mm (7.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Punchbowl Crater 709: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
5 years	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
10 years	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
25 years	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
50 years	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
100 years	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	Longer than the 54 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 54 years of values from 1964 to 2018.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 201.9 mm (7.9 in) in 1978; 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 2004; 128.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1967.

Download the Data

Data for Punchbowl Crater 709 standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Punchbowl Crater 709 threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Days with data per year at Punchbowl Crater 709
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1951	240	66%	No
1952	239	65%	No
1953	235	64%	No
1954	257	70%	No
1955	69	19%	No