Drought — Marshall Islands, Guam

2024-02-01 to 2024-02-29 · Marshall Islands, Guam

Event narrative

By the beginning of February, Majuro, Mili, and nearby islands degraded to D1 from D0, but passing trade-wind disturbances improved the islands back to D0 February 16th. The northern RMI continued to see below the 2 inches per week needed to keep water supplies healthy. Kwajalein, which was holding steady at D0 degraded to D1 on February 6th and then to D2 February 27th, while Wotje and nearby islands degraded to D2 on February 13th. Compared to January, when the quick onset of drought overcame local resources, local and national government of the RMI were overall handling the need for aid due to the drought.

Wider weather episode

The ongoing dry phase of El Nio continues, especially for islands north of 5N across Micronesia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1164553. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.