Drought · American Samoa

Drought August 1, 1998 – August 31, 1998 · Swains, American Samoa

The wider storm

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 5676415. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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