The Makena plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.
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3.61 inches of rain fell in two days, the most for this week of the year since records began in 1982. The next wettest, 1.57 inches, fell in 1985.
Makena’s center stands about 240 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 2,410 ft, a difference of 2,410 ft: mountain country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Puʻuʻulaʻula, about 10,000 ft, 13 miles east-northeast.
Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 4×.
Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR.
Makena has a hot semi-arid climate. Summer afternoons average 87° in July; winter nights fall to about 63° in February. About 16 inches of rain fall in a normal year.
On November 14 Makena normally reaches 84° and falls to 67°. The record high is 89°, in 2023; the record low 64°, in 2013. The most rain on this date, 3.08 in, fell in 1996.
Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1982 at Makena Golf Course 249.1, here, 150 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
