Drought — Rose, American Samoa

1998-08-01 to 1998-08-31 · Rose, American Samoa

Wider weather episode

August was on the dry side again, it was one of the driest August since 1967 (in the top 4). Rainfall in August totalled 1.59 inches or 5.12 inches below the normal of 6.71 at WSO-Pago Pago. Brief relief from the drought came at the end of the month with a storm total of 1.04 inches on the 31st and September 1.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5676414. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.