{"id":2098236,"date":"2026-08-17T21:36:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T18:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2098236"},"modified":"2026-08-17T21:36:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T18:36:57","slug":"hawaii-sees-rare-august-snowfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2098236","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii Sees Rare August Snowfall"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Snow caught on Webcam atop Mauna Kea in August 2026. Photo: Mauna Kea Weather Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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At 19\u00b0N latitude, snow is the last thing you\u2019d expect from a mid-August weekend in Hawaii, e<\/b>specially while much of the Northern Hemisphere is enduring a summer of endless heat and wildfire.<\/strong> Yet, that\u2019s exactly what happened on Mauna Kea Aug. 15-16. Cameras atop Mauna Kea<\/a>, Hawaii\u2019s highest mountain, captured a few brief but indisputable images of fresh snow falling at the mountain\u2019s summit.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the time, few Hawaiians were paying much attention to the mountain.<\/b> That\u2019s because Hurricane Lala (now downgraded to a tropical storm) was making a swipe at Hawaii\u2019s Big Island, bringing torrential rain, destructive winds, and dangerous surf. Only a few weather nerds bothered to locate Webcam images of the snow at Mauna Kea\u2019s top observatory \u2013 that is, when the 140-mph (225 kph) wind gusts and nightfall weren\u2019t obscuring the view.<\/span><\/p>\n