Hawaii: Today in History 4/27

4-27-1931 100°F (38°C), Pahala, Hawaii (state record)

Temperatures of 90 °F (32 °C) and above are quite uncommon (with the exception of dry, leeward areas). In the leeward areas, temperatures may reach into the low 90’s several days during the year, but temperatures higher than these are unusual. The highest temperature ever recorded on the islands was 100 °F (38 °C) on April 27, 1931 in Pahala.