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It Just Snowed On Hawaii’s Big Island
It Just Snowed On Hawaii’s Big Island06/14/2016
Residents of Hawaii’s Big Island woke on Tuesday to find the summit of Mauna Kea volcano dusted with a fresh layer of summer snow.
Considered both the world’s tallest volcano and its tallest mountain (when measured from the ocean floor), Mauna Kea occasionally sees snow. But a storm in mid-June is relatively bizarre.
The National Weather Service in Honolulu said the dusting resulted from a combination of passing precipitation and “cold upper level temperatures.”
The dormant volcano, which rises 13,796 feet above sea level, was also hit by a rare storm last July that brought 1.5 inches of snow and icy conditions to the summit.
Summer skiing on a volcano in Hawaii — add that to your bucket list.