Abstract
Abstract Both the daily rainfall on the windward side of the island of Hawaii and the early morning (0200 HST—Hawaiian standard time) trade-wind inversion height at Hilo varied substantially during the Hawaiian Rainband Project (HaRP). In general, the inversion was higher during the passage of a cold front to the north or during the approach of tropical disturbances from the east to the south. The daily rainfall on the windward side is highly correlated with the 0200 HST inversion height at Hilo with a maximum correlation greater than 0.7 in the Hilo area. The daily daytime (1100–1900 HST) rainfall on the windward slopes, nocturnal (1900–0300 RST) showers an the windward lowland, and coastal precipitation in the predawn and early morning hours (0300–1100 HST) are also highly correlated with the inversion height with a maximum correlation greater than 0.7, 0.7, and 0.5, respectively. For the low- (high-) inversion days, the median daily rainfall on the windward side is about one-half (more than twice) of t...
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