Table 2. Background meteorological conditions of Kāneʻohe Bay (observed at KBMCB, November 20th 2004-November 20th 2016) as compared to conditions during the fish mortality events (May and October 2009).
| Background Nov 2004—Nov 2016 |
May Fish Kill May 17–24, 2009 |
October Fish Kill Oct 3–10, 2009 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Speed (m/s) | 3.7 ± 1.9 | 2.8 ± 2.3 | 1.8 ± 1.7 |
| Wind Direction (°) | 67 | 5 | 112 |
| % NaNa | 14% | 33% | 44% |
| Rainfall (cm/hr.) | 0.64 ± 3.69 | 0.03 ± 0.05 | 0.22 ± 0.33 |
| Air Temp (°C) | |||
| Kāneʻohe Bay | 24.6 ± 2.1 | 23.2 ± 2.0 | 26.1 ± 1.8 |
| Heʻeia Fishpondb | - | 22.8 ± 3.5 | 25.8 ± 3.6 |
a Anemometer registered NaN or not-a-number under conditions of 0 m/s wind speed; frequency of no wind (% NaN) is reported here.
b Fishpond air temperature during fish mortality events was measured with Air Ref HOBO logger, Fig 1.