Drought — Belau, Guam

1998-03-01 to 1998-03-31 · Belau, Guam

Wider weather episode

Drought continues across the Western Pacific. The dry conditions gave rise to conditions favourable for uncontrolled fires across Guam. These fires burnt 7619 acres. This is the third month of these types of fires, but up to this month they have been mainly in wooded areas. This month, though, the fires consumed a house in Merizo. Rainfall is low across the rest of Micronesia with most places not receiving even an inch of rain. Majuro in the Marshall Islands had only 0.27 of an inch for the entire month, with the average being 8.26 inches. Water rationing continues across many of the islands.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5639220. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.