Editing Oahu (section)

==Geography and climate==
[[File:Oahu2021OSM.png|thumb|right|Enlargeable, detailed map of O{{okina}}ahu]]

Like all other Hawaiian Islands, O{{okina}}ahu was formed from the volcanism associated with the [[Hawaii hotspot]]; it started to grow from the sea floor 4 million years ago.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hawaiian Volcano Observatory |first= |date=14 January 2016 |title=A geologic tour of the Hawaiian Islands: O‘ahu |url=https://www.usgs.gov/news/volcano-watch-geologic-tour-hawaiian-islands-oahu |website=usgs.gov}}</ref> Today, the island is composed of the remnants of two extinct and extensively eroded [[Shield volcano|shield volcanoes]]: the [[Waianae Range|Wai{{okina}}anae]] and [[Ko{{okina}}olau Range|Ko{{okina}}olau Ranges]], with a broad valley or saddle between them.<ref name="Juvik-1998">{{cite book |last1=Juvik |first1=Sonia P. |first2=James O. |last2=Juvik |first3=Thomas R. |last3=Paradise |title=Atlas of Hawai'i |url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=f0efIh9CV94C |page=7}}|year=1998|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=978-0-8248-2125-8|page=7}}</ref> The highest point is [[Ka{{okina}}ala]] in the Wai{{okina}}anae Range, rising to 4,003 feet (1,220 m) above sea level.<ref name="ElevationRef">{{cite web |year=2004 |title=Table 5.11 – Elevations of Major Summits |url=http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/economic/databook/db2004/section05.pdf |access-date=July 23, 2007 |publisher=State of Hawaii |archive-date=March 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309031745/http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/economic/databook/db2004/section05.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

O{{okina}}ahu is known for having the longest rain shower in recorded history. Kāne{{okina}}ohe Ranch reported 247 straight days of rain from August 27, 1993, to April 30, 1994. The average temperature in O{{okina}}ahu is around {{convert|70-85|F}}. The island is the warmest from June through October. The winter is cooler, but still warm, with an average temperature of {{convert|68-78|F}}.

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| 19| 27| 27
| 17| 27| 105
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| 21| 31| 2
| 22| 30| 8
| 18| 28| 10
| 23| 28| 2
| 21| 28| 95
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