Drought — Rota, Guam

2016-06-01 to 2016-06-30 · Rota, Guam

Event narrative

The Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, a group of islands north of Guam, recieved less than 50 percent of the average rainfall during the month.

On Rota, only 2.54 inches fell (49 percent of average), TInian 1.63 inches (32 percent

of average) fell, and Saipan saw only 46 percent of it's rain with 2.05 inches falling.

This low rainfall put the CNMI into extreme drought (drought level 3 of 4).

Wider weather episode

Dry conditions continue to cause drought across the islands of the Western Pacific.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 654468. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.