Editing Kahului, Hawaii (section)

==Geography==
Kahului is on the north central side of the island of Maui on the shore of Kahului Bay. It is bordered to the west by [[Wailuku, Hawaii|Wailuku]], to the southwest by [[Waikapu, Hawaii|Waikapu]], and to the east by [[Kahului Airport]] and [[Spreckelsville, Hawaii|Spreckelsville]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Kahului CDP has a total area of {{convert|16.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|14.3|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|1.6|sqmi|km2}}, or 10.26%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

=== Climate ===
Kahului is located on the [[leeward]] side of Maui relative to the [[trade winds]], giving it a hot  [[semi-arid climate]] with a dry summer season ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen classification]] zone ''BSh'').<ref name = koppen>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kottek | first1 = M. | last2 = Grieser | first2 = J. R. | last3 = Beck | first3 = C. | last4 = Rudolf | first4 = B. | last5 = Rubel | first5 = F. | title = World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated | doi = 10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130 | journal = Meteorol. Z. | volume = 15 | issue = 3 | pages = 259–263 | year = 2006 | bibcode = 2006MetZe..15..259K | url = http://www.schweizerbart.de/resources/downloads/paper_free/55034.pdf}}</ref> The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from {{convert|71.8|F}} in February to {{convert|79.7|F}}. On average, there are 21&nbsp;nights annually with a low below {{convert|60|F}} and 25&nbsp;days with a high at or above {{convert|90|F}}; readings of {{convert|95|F}} or higher are far rarer, occurring on average once every five years.<!--13 out of 62 years from 1954 to 2015--> Temperature records range from {{convert|48|F}} on January 20, 1969, up to {{convert|97|F}} on August 31, 1994, and August 22, 2015. The record cool daily maximum is {{convert|65|F}} on February 28, 1990, and the record warm daily minimum is {{convert|79|F}} on October 8 and 17, 1979.<ref name= NOAA/>

Normal annual rainfall is {{convert|17.83|in|mm|0}} spread over an average 95&nbsp;days<!--with measurable rain / ≥0.01 inches-->, but observed annual rainfall has ranged from {{convert|6.76|in|mm|0}} in 1908 and 1998 to {{convert|40.63|in|mm|0}} in 1989. The wettest month on record is January 1980 with {{convert|14.46|in|mm|0}}, while the most rain to occur in a single calendar day is {{convert|5.82|in|mm|0}} on December 21, 1955. The most recent month without measurable (≥{{convert|0.01|in|mm|disp=or}}) rain is October 2013 with trace amounts, and the last without any rain is June 1957.<ref name= NOAA/> The town is also one of the windiest places in the U.S. averaging 13.7&nbsp;mph per year.{{Citation needed|date=September 2016}}

{{Weather box
|location = [[Kahului Airport]], Hawaii (1991−2020 normals,<ref>Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.</ref> extremes 1905−present)
|single line = Y
|width = auto
|Jan record high F = 90
|Feb record high F = 90
|Mar record high F = 90
|Apr record high F = 91
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 95
|Jul record high F = 97
|Aug record high F = 97
|Sep record high F = 97
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 96
|Dec record high F = 90
|year record high F = 97
|Jan avg record high F = 85.7
|Feb avg record high F = 86.0
|Mar avg record high F = 86.5
|Apr avg record high F = 87.5
|May avg record high F = 89.3
|Jun avg record high F = 90.5
|Jul avg record high F = 92.0
|Aug avg record high F = 92.3
|Sep avg record high F = 92.6
|Oct avg record high F = 91.6
|Nov avg record high F = 89.3
|Dec avg record high F = 86.6
|year avg record high F = 93.8
|Jan high F = 82.2
|Feb high F = 82.2
|Mar high F = 82.9
|Apr high F = 84.5
|May high F = 86.5
|Jun high F = 88.3
|Jul high F = 89.2
|Aug high F = 89.9
|Sep high F = 90.0
|Oct high F = 88.7
|Nov high F = 85.8
|Dec high F = 83.3
|year high F = 86.1
|Jan mean F = 72.9
|Feb mean F = 73.0
|Mar mean F = 74.0
|Apr mean F = 75.5
|May mean F = 77.1
|Jun mean F = 79.3
|Jul mean F = 80.5
|Aug mean F = 81.1
|Sep mean F = 80.6
|Oct mean F = 79.4
|Nov mean F = 77.1
|Dec mean F = 74.6
|year mean F = 77.1
|Jan low F = 63.6
|Feb low F = 63.8
|Mar low F = 65.1
|Apr low F = 66.6
|May low F = 67.7
|Jun low F = 70.3
|Jul low F = 71.8
|Aug low F = 72.3
|Sep low F = 71.2
|Oct low F = 70.1
|Nov low F = 68.4
|Dec low F = 65.9
|year low F = 68.1
|Jan avg record low F = 55.6
|Feb avg record low F = 55.6
|Mar avg record low F = 57.2
|Apr avg record low F = 59.8
|May avg record low F = 60.9
|Jun avg record low F = 64.0
|Jul avg record low F = 65.0
|Aug avg record low F = 65.6
|Sep avg record low F = 64.7
|Oct avg record low F = 63.6
|Nov avg record low F = 61.4
|Dec avg record low F = 58.3
|year avg record low F = 54.1
|Jan record low F = 48
|Feb record low F = 50
|Mar record low F = 51
|Apr record low F = 54
|May record low F = 56
|Jun record low F = 58
|Jul record low F = 58
|Aug record low F = 60
|Sep record low F = 59
|Oct record low F = 58
|Nov record low F = 55
|Dec record low F = 52
|year record low F = 48
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain inch = 2.42
|Feb rain inch = 2.00
|Mar rain inch = 2.64
|Apr rain inch = 1.32
|May rain inch = 0.71
|Jun rain inch = 0.17
|Jul rain inch = 0.53
|Aug rain inch = 0.53
|Sep rain inch = 0.45
|Oct rain inch = 0.83
|Nov rain inch = 1.81
|Dec rain inch = 2.80
|year rain inch = 16.21
|unit rain days = 0.01 in
|Jan rain days = 8.3
|Feb rain days = 9.1
|Mar rain days = 10.2
|Apr rain days = 8.6
|May rain days = 6.1
|Jun rain days = 4.8
|Jul rain days = 7.7
|Aug rain days = 7.4
|Sep rain days = 5.0
|Oct rain days = 6.5
|Nov rain days = 9.2
|Dec rain days = 10.0
|year rain days = 92.9
|Jan humidity = 77.5
|Feb humidity = 74.7
|Mar humidity = 74.1
|Apr humidity = 72.2
|May humidity = 71.3
|Jun humidity = 69.6
|Jul humidity = 70.3
|Aug humidity = 69.4
|Sep humidity = 70.2
|Oct humidity = 73.1
|Nov humidity = 74.1
|Dec humidity = 76.8
|year humidity = 72.8
|Jan sun = 218.4
|Feb sun = 210.1
|Mar sun = 239.6
|Apr sun = 235.6
|May sun = 275.3
|Jun sun = 290.1
|Jul sun = 293.5
|Aug sun = 284.6
|Sep sun = 270.7
|Oct sun = 247.0
|Nov sun = 211.6
|Dec sun = 213.1
|year sun = 2989.6
|Jan percentsun = 64
|Feb percentsun = 65
|Mar percentsun = 64
|Apr percentsun = 62
|May percentsun = 68
|Jun percentsun = 72
|Jul percentsun = 71
|Aug percentsun = 72
|Sep percentsun = 74
|Oct percentsun = 68
|Nov percentsun = 63
|Dec percentsun = 63
|year percentsun = 67
|source 1 = [[NOAA]] (relative humidity and sun 1961−1990)<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=hfo
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 11, 2021}}</ref><ref name="NCDC TXT PHOG">
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00022516&format=pdf
| title = Station: Kahului AP, HI
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 11, 2021}}</ref><ref name= "WMO 1961–90 PHOG">
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/TABLES/REG__V/U1/91190.TXT
| title = WMO climate normals for Kahului, HI 1961−1990
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 11, 2021}}</ref>
}}