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Drought December 1, 1997 – December 31, 1997 · St. Croix, Puerto Rico
The wider storm
December was a very dry month. Only 1.02 inches of rain were recorded at San Juan making this the second driest December on record. New record high temperatures for the day in San Juan were established on the 2nd, 15th, and 30th. Island wide the rainfall average was 1.24 inches. This represent three inches below normal and the lowest rainfall average for the month of December since 1963. The major weather system responsible for this dry and warm weather was a nearly stationary high pressure system that prevented the arrival of cold fronts to our area.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5623772. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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