Layer Name:	Rainfall

Coverage Name:	RAINFALL

Layer Type:	Line

Status:		Complete

Geog. Extent:	Islands of Hawaii, Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Molokai and Oahu

Projection:	Universal Trans Mercator, Zone 4, Meters

Datum:		NAD 83

Description:	Median annual rainfall in millimeters and inches.
		
Source:		Giambelluca, T.W., Nullet, M.A., and Schroeder, T.A. 1986. Hawaii Rainfall 
		Atlas, Report R76, Hawaii Division of Water and Land Development, 
		Department of Land and Natural Resources, Honolulu. vi + 267 p. 
 

History:	Digitized in early 1990's in Arc/Info by the Office of Planning
		using ArcEdit from island-wide mylar maps (obtained from DLNR/DOWALD)
		of varying scales and sizes.
		
		Scales varied by island, and were as follows:
		
		Kauai		1-1/4" = 2 mi. ( ~ 1:101,376)
		Oahu		1" = 2 mi. ( ~ 1:126,720)
		Molokai		1" = 2 mi. ( ~ 1:126,720)
		Lanai		1" = 2 mi. ( ~ 1:126,720)
		Maui		13/16" = 2 mi. ( ~ 1:155,963)
		Hawaii		3" = 16 mi. ( ~ 1:337,920)

		February, 2004:  500 foot isohyet in west Hawaii was edited to close polygon.
		
Attributes:	Arcs:
		
		FNODE#		From Node Number (for Arc/Info use)
		TNODE#		To Node Number (for Arc/Info use)
		LPOLY#		Left Polygon Number (for Arc/Info use)
		RPOLY#		Right Polygon Number (for Arc/Info use)
		LENGTH		Length (meters)
		<isl>RAIN#	Arc Internal Number (for Arc/Info use)
		<isl>RAIN-ID	Arc ID (for Arc/Info use)
		RAIN.MM		Median annual rainfall in millimeters
		RAIN.IN		Median annual rainfall in inches
		
		
Contact:	Joan Delos Santos, Office of Planning, State of Hawaii, 
		PO Box 2359, Honolulu, Hi.  96804; (808) 587-2895.
		email:  JDelos_Santos@dbedt.hawaii.gov