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Record temperatures tied in Honolulu

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
Beachgoers enjoyed the Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon in Waikiki on Saturday.

It’s still a few days before the solstice on June 21, the official first day of summer. But you can’t tell that from the record high temperatures this week in Honolulu.

Wednesday’s temperature of 90 degrees at the Honolulu Airport and 89 degrees at the airport on Tuesday tied records set in 1995.

Saturday’s high of 90 degrees also tied a record set in 2005 at the Honolulu Airport.

The National Weather Service expects the hot early summer weather to continue for at least the next week, with breezy tradewinds providing a little bit of relief.

High temperatures around 88 degrees are forecast for the airport through next week.

Forecasters say there’s nothing unusual about the current hot spell, describing the weather over the islands as "a fairly quiet/typical June weather pattern."

"Clouds and showers will be most active at night and least active in the afternoons, with wind speeds over the islands greatest in the afternoons and lowest at night, especially in sheltered leeward areas," forecasters said in a weather summary on the Honolulu National Weather Service website.

The forecast for south shores of Oahu, including Honolulu, calls for partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies through the beginning of next week, with tradewinds generally around 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 to 30 mph in the evening through Saturday.

A weakening weather system may move over Oahu and Kauai Sunday, bringing a decrease in winds and a greater chance of windward and mauka showers.

Surfers may want to get some relief from the heat in the water. A south swell is expected to arrive Friday, bringing 3- to 5-foot waves to south shores through Saturday.

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