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June 1 - 3 , 1978 - University of Hawaii at Manoa

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This vari<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> the clim<strong>at</strong>ic regimes within the Cr<strong>at</strong>er<br />

District and along these pr<strong>of</strong>iles can be viewed graphically on<br />

clim<strong>at</strong>e diagrams constructed by the method <strong>of</strong> Walter (1963)<br />

(Fig. 5). Mean annual temper<strong>at</strong>ure ranges from 17.6OC (64°F) just<br />

below the southern Park boundary in Kaupo Gap <strong>at</strong> 1088 m (3570 ft)<br />

elev<strong>at</strong>ion to 8.0°C (46OF) <strong>at</strong> Haleakala Summit <strong>at</strong> 3055 m (10,025<br />

ft). Mean annual precipit<strong>at</strong>ion ranges from 1077 mm (42.4 in.) <strong>at</strong><br />

the summit to 4508 mm (177.5 in.) <strong>at</strong> Paliku Cabin <strong>at</strong> 1945 m (6341<br />

ft) elev<strong>at</strong>ion. All five diagrams have a mean monthly temper<strong>at</strong>ure<br />

curve th<strong>at</strong> shows little seasonal vari<strong>at</strong>ion indic<strong>at</strong>ing a tropical<br />

clim<strong>at</strong>e <strong>at</strong> all elev<strong>at</strong>ions. Also, all five diagrams show a sim-<br />

ilar annual p<strong>at</strong>tern <strong>of</strong> precipit<strong>at</strong>ion with the wettest months<br />

being January and December and the driest month being <strong>June</strong>.<br />

Drought conditions are indic<strong>at</strong>ed if the mean monthly precipi-<br />

t<strong>at</strong>ion curve crosses below the mean monthly temper<strong>at</strong>ure curve and<br />

is indic<strong>at</strong>ed on the diagrams by the stipled areas. This occurs<br />

<strong>at</strong> three st<strong>at</strong>ions: Haleakala Summit, Haleakala Ranger St<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />

and Holua Cabin, but only for a short period in <strong>June</strong>. The mean<br />

monthly precipit<strong>at</strong>ion curve for Paliku Cabin is above 100 mm for<br />

all months and thus indic<strong>at</strong>es a rain forest clim<strong>at</strong>e.<br />

LITERATURE CITED<br />

Blumenstock, D. I., and S. Price. 1967. Clim<strong>at</strong>es <strong>of</strong> the st<strong>at</strong>es:<br />

<strong>Hawaii</strong>. U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Commerce, Environmental Science<br />

Services Administr<strong>at</strong>ion, Washington, D.C.<br />

Mueller-Dombois, D. 1967. Ecological rel<strong>at</strong>ions in the alpine<br />

and subalpine veget<strong>at</strong>ion on Mauna Loa, <strong>Hawaii</strong>. The Journal<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Indian Botanical Society 46(4): 403-411.<br />

Mueller-Dombois, D., and H. Ellenberg. 1974. Aims and methods<br />

<strong>of</strong> veget<strong>at</strong>ion ecology. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York.<br />

Mueller-Dombois, D., and F. R. Fosberg. 1974. Veget<strong>at</strong>ion map <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Hawaii</strong> Volcanoes N<strong>at</strong>ional Park. CPSU/UH Tech. Rep. 4 (Univ.<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Hawaii</strong>, Botany Dept.) ii+44 pp.<br />

Walter, H. 1963. Clim<strong>at</strong>ic diagrams as means to comprehend the<br />

various clim<strong>at</strong>ic types for ecological and agricultural<br />

purposes. Pages 3-9 in A. J. Rutter and F. H. Whitehead.<br />

The w<strong>at</strong>er rel<strong>at</strong>ionsaf plants. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.,<br />

New Yor k.

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