Drought · Guam

Drought October 26, 2021 – October 31, 2021 · Micronesia, Guam

What the National Weather Service wrote

Kapingamarangi received only 1.46 inches of rain this month which is 23 percent of average. The persistent low rainfall has cause the island to enter Severe Drought (D2).

Residents have been conserving water for several weeks. These water conservation efforts have maintained public water tank levels near full capacity. Private water tanks are around 20% capacity. Crops and vegetation have started to brown.

The wider storm

A La Nina pattern has prevented rain from making it to Kapingamarangi.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 990588. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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