Hawaii damaging wind history
From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 13 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Hawaii, 11 of them 58 mph or more and 0 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 8 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was January 10, 2025 (4 reports in Hawaii). The highest wind on record is 92 mph, on November 3, 1995.
Hawaii's biggest wind day since 2016: January 10, 2025
4 damaging wind reports in Hawaii, 0 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Days with the most damaging wind reports in Hawaii
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 10, 2025 | 4 | 0 | 64 mph |
| December 19, 2022 | 3 | 0 | 61 mph |
| December 1, 2013 | 2 | 0 | 58 mph |
| January 8, 2005 | 2 | 1 | 75 mph |
| February 27, 2004 | 2 | 1 | 90 mph |
| March 3, 1996 | 2 | 0 | 60 mph |
| April 12, 2024 | 1 | 0 | 55 mph |
| December 18, 2022 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph |
| April 13, 2018 | 1 | 0 | 45 mph |
| February 18, 2018 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph |
| October 24, 2017 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph |
| March 25, 2016 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph |
| December 30, 2013 | 1 | 0 | 46 mph |
| December 15, 2013 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph |
| March 9, 2012 | 1 | 0 | 49 mph |
Highest wind speeds reported in Hawaii
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 3, 1995 | 1 | 1 | 92 mph |
| February 27, 2004 | 2 | 1 | 90 mph |
| February 25, 2002 | 1 | 1 | 81 mph |
| January 8, 2005 | 2 | 1 | 75 mph |
| January 29, 1997 | 1 | 1 | 75 mph |
| January 24, 1999 | 1 | 0 | 70 mph |
| January 10, 2025 | 4 | 0 | 64 mph |
| December 19, 2022 | 3 | 0 | 61 mph |
| October 24, 2017 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph |
| March 25, 2016 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph |
Hawaii damaging wind reports by year
| Year | Damaging wind reports | 58 mph+ | 75 mph+ | Highest | Days with reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 64 mph | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 mph | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 61 mph | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 60 mph | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 mph | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 75 mph | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 90 mph | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 81 mph | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70 mph | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75 mph | 1 |
| 1996 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph | 4 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 92 mph | 1 |
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.
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