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Molokai Airport, Hawaii

Medium airport in Maui County, Hawaii

Air quality

The air at Molokai Airport

Index 13, good, led by fine particles. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Kahului (HI), 44 miles off.

13Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 8, good.

Airfield

Code
MKK
ICAO
PHMK
IATA
MKK
Field elevation
454 ft
Serves
Kaunakakai
Kind
Medium airport
Scheduled service
Yes
Its own instrument
PHMK
Wind now
From 50° at 14 mph, read 15 Oct, 20:07

Runways

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceHeading, trueWind along it nowCrosswind now
05 / 234,494 ft100 ftAsphalt59° / 239°14 mph head, on 052 mph from the left
17 / 353,118 ft100 ftAsphalt180° / 0°9 mph head, on 3511 mph from the right
052317351,000 ftN50° 14 mph
Runways from their surveyed ends, north up, lengths and positions to scale; the rose in the corner is the wind now.

Measured here

What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours

Every hour from Molokai_(ASOS) (PHMK), Molokai Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.

Temperature

75 F at 5 PM; 83 F at its warmest, 11 AM, and 70 F at its coolest, 10 PM Wednesday.

Now
75F
5 PM
Highest
83F
11 AM
Lowest
70F
10 PM Wednesday
Temperature and Dew point at Molokai_(ASOS), temperature from 70.0 to 83.0, the latest 75.0; dew point from 67.0 to 70.0, the latest 70.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF65707580859 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMTEMPERATUREDEW POINT

How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009

Humidity and dew point

A dew point of 70 F, the air 84% saturated; the humidity ran from 63% at 11 AM to 97% at 10 PM Wednesday.

Dew point now
70F
5 PM
Humidity now
84%
Humidity, range
63 to 97%
Relative humidity at Molokai_(ASOS), relative humidity from 63 to 97, the latest 84, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%607080901009 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM

How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002

Wind

15 mph from the northeast at 5 PM; at its strongest 19 mph, 12 PM, with a gust of 37 mph at 12 PM.

Now
15mph
from the northeast
Strongest
19mph
12 PM
Highest gust
37mph
12 PM
Wind and Gust at Molokai_(ASOS), wind from 3 to 19, the latest 15; gust from 18 to 37, the latest 31, in miles an hour.WIND AND GUSTmph0102030409 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMWINDGUST
Wind direction at Molokai_(ASOS), wind direction from 20 to 240, the latest 50, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°0901802703609 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM

How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008

Pressure

29.99 inHg at 5 PM, rising 0.03 inHg over 3 hours; 0.04 inHg lower than a day before.

Now
29.99inHg
5 PM
3 hours
+0.03inHg
rising
24 hours
-0.04inHg
Pressure, altimeter at Molokai_(ASOS), pressure, altimeter from 29.94 to 30.03, the latest 29.99, in inches of mercury.PRESSURE, ALTIMETERinHg29.9329.9529.9830.0030.0230.059 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM

How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003

Visibility

Down to 5 miles at 10 PM Wednesday; 5 miles now.

Now
5mi
Lowest
5mi
10 PM Wednesday
Hours under a mile
0
Visibility at Molokai_(ASOS), visibility from 5.0 to 10.0, the latest 5.0, in miles.VISIBILITYmi02.557.5109 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMLIFRIFRMVFRVFR

How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020

Cloud base

The lowest cloud base came down to 1,600 ft at 2 AM; a base was reported in 18 of the hours.

Lowest base now
-
Lowest in 24 hours
1,600ft
2 AM
Hours with a base reported
18
Lowest cloud base at Molokai_(ASOS), lowest cloud base from 1,600 to 9,000, the latest 2,500, in feet.LOWEST CLOUD BASEft02,0004,0006,0008,00010,0009 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMMVFRVFR

How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001

Precipitation

0.05 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.02 in, in the hour to 10 PM Wednesday.

Last 24 hours
0.05in
Wettest hour
0.02in
10 PM Wednesday
Hours with some
8
Precipitation at Molokai_(ASOS), precipitation from 0.00 to 0.02, the latest 0.01, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.109 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM

How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002

Molokai_(ASOS): every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Molokai Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Molokai_(ASOS)PHMK

At an airfield/0.0 mi away/449 ft/5 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

MakapulapaiMKPH1

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.1 mi away/84 ft/370 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Maunaloa 3.4 NNWHI-MI-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.3 mi away/223 ft/231 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

LahainaPKIH1

At a cooperative observer's station/31.1 mi away/370 ft/84 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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