Drought — Western Interior, Puerto Rico

2023-07-25 to 2023-07-31 · Western Interior, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

The lack of significant rains created water deficit for the Guajataca Basin, and the basin was at observational levels. Soils were drier than normal due to the increasing rainfall deficit.

Wider weather episode

As the month progresses, heavy rain did not occur across the extreme northwest of Puerto Rico, where the Guajataca Basin is located. The basin stayed in observational levels. Additionally, rivers were well below normal, soils were dry and the rainfall deficit was increasing as well.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1107424. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.