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Drought August 1, 2017 – August 31, 2017 · Marshall Islands, Guam
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Experimental Drought Assessment of the U.S. Drought Monitor showed that Utirik in the northern Marshall Islands remained at long-term exceptional drought (Drought Level 4 of 4)
Wotje worsened to long-term extreme drought (Drought Level 3 of 4).
Rainfall amounts illustrate the dry conditions as Utirik saw only 3.79 inches of rainfall during the month as opposed to the usual 7.41 inches.
Wotje had shown improvement over the last few months, but August rainfall was lower than average with 1.04 inches this month compared to the average August rainfall of 5.20 inches.
The wider storm
Dry weather prevails across parts of Micronesia. The rainfall has been so light that drought conditions persist across many islands.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 712964. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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