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To: Olog-hai

Nothing that hasn’t happened before.

http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/ASK/hawaii-snow.html

Q: I would like to know if it can snow in Hawaii??

A: The answer is “yes”. It snows here every year, but only at the very summits of our 3 tallest volcanoes (Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea and Haleakala). The snow level almost never gets below 9000 feet in Hawaii during the winter, but since these mountains are taller than 13,000 feet, 13,000 feet, and 10,000 feet, respectively, they get dusted with snow a few times a year. It rarely stays on the ground for more than a few days though.

Although the rest of the island chain enjoys warm tropical weather the entire year-round, there have been “freak” cold storms a few times this century that have brought local snow storms down to as low as 3000 to 4000 feet. This snow has melted very quickly, however.

Ken Rubin, Professor
Department of Geology and Geophysics
University of Hawaii, Honolulu HI 96822


2 posted on 12/24/2014 6:00:18 AM PST by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Doesn’t seem to mention blizzard conditions.

Kilauea’s too low to get hit by the blizzard. That would make a very Icelandic-looking show if it did.


5 posted on 12/24/2014 6:02:33 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: SeekAndFind

So it is unlikely the golf courses will have blizzard conditions?

Pray America is waking


8 posted on 12/24/2014 6:10:45 AM PST by bray (Sharpton is a murderer)
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