Drought — Marshall Islands, Guam

2023-04-01 to 2023-04-27 · Marshall Islands, Guam

Event narrative

Wotje received nearly 6 inches of rain from April 13th to April 27th, and Kwajalein recorded over 4 inches. An El Nio Watch was issued by the Climate Prediction Center on April 13th, noting potential shift in the ENSO pattern across the region, with the transition to El Nio typically associated with a climatological increase in rains across the northern RMI.

Wider weather episode

Widespread rains returned to northern Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) around the middle of April as moist, convergent trade-wind flow fed into slow-moving tropical cyclone

Sanvu north of Pohnpei.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1090558. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.