Drought — Rota, Guam

2024-06-01 to 2024-06-25 · Rota, Guam

Event narrative

Rota entered June at extreme (D3) drought, but increased rainfall improved drought conditions becoming severe (D2) June 18th and further improving to moderate (D1) drought June 25th. Rota Airport ended the month with 6.79 inches, exceeding the 1 inch minimum weekly requirement to meet water needs.

Wider weather episode

Greatest impacts from the drought created by the dry season and dry phase of the waning El Nio continued to be the greatest across islands near and north of 8N, especially across Yap State. In June, CPC announced that El Nio and transitioned to ENSO-neutral. Rainfall increased across the Marianas as the region entered a more typical summer pattern with the Tropical Upper Tropospheric Trough (TUTT) extending across the central and west Pacific.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1196401. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.