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Hawaii recorded what may be the lowest elevation snow in state history
Amy Graff, SFGATE | on February 11, 2019
 

Snow falls in Hawaii a few times a year in winter on the state's highest peak, Mauna Kea rising 13,803 elevation in feet, but the white stuff is rarely seen at elevations below 9,000 feet to 10,000 feet.

On Sunday, Maui's 10,ooo-foot Haleakala received a thick dusting and snow also accumulated at 6,200 feet in Polipoli State Recreation Area.


Officials at the Department of Land and Natural Resources say this could mark the lowest-elevation snowfall ever recorded in the state.

A low-pressure system the National Weather Service is calling "historic" slammed the Hawaiian Islands Sunday, knocking out power, bringing down tree branches, flooding coastal roads and delivering an unusually heavy dump of snow.

https://m.sfgate.com/weather/article/Hawaii-recorded-what-may-be-the-lowest-elevation-13607099.php