– Snowfall in Hawaii – In mid-July (Ice Age Now, July 18, 2015):
An overnight storm dropped 1½ to 2 inches of snow on the summit of Hawaii’s tallest peak in July.
Cameras at the summit of 13,800-foot Mauna Kea showed some snow still on the ground midday Friday.National Weather Service meteorologist Maureen Ballard says snow can fall on the summit any time of year, though there’s a greater chance in the winter.
Ballard says temperatures at the summit were about freezing overnight.
http://www.sott.net/article/299160-Thunderstorm-brings-snowfall-to-Hawaii-in-July
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Thunderstorm-brings-snow-to-Hawaii-in-July-6391810.php
Thanks to Mark Jackson, Eric, J. Bird and John at Bayshore for these links.
“Mauna Kea is high,” says J Bird. “But it is in the state of Hawaii and this is the middle of July.”