Drought — Marshall Islands, Guam

2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30 · Marshall Islands, Guam

Event narrative

Wotje went from Extreme Drought (D3) to Severe Drought (D2) during the month as the island saw 4.76 inches of rainfall. The observer on Wotje reports water catchment tanks are still around 50% of capacity and vegetation continues to green up. Conditions may vary quite a bit island to island but an overall wetter pattern in recent weeks has led to improved conditions.

Wider weather episode

Increased rainfall helped improve drought conditions across Mirconesia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1023800. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.