Rota storm history

As Typhoon Dolphin passed south of Rota, many homes on Rota were also damaged or destroyed. Numerous power lines and trees were knocked down.

Tropical Storm Krosa (12W) produced peripheral impacts to the Marianas during the period of July 24-27 as the enter kept west of the Marianas, with no fatalities or injuries reported, and only minimal damage to shade structures, signage, and a few down trees along public beaches …

Rota started June in D3 (Extreme) drought, but would improve to D2 (Severe) drought after 4.19 inches of rain fell during the week leading up to June 10th. Rota would further improve to D1 (Moderate) drought on June 17th as a additional 0.77 inches fell between June 10th and 17th…

By May 13th, rainfall across Rota had fallen behind the 4 or more inches considered ideal to meet with demand. Year-to-date, as of May 13th, rainfall at Rota was 10.35 inches (normal 19.15 inches), degrading to D2 (Severe) drought. Rota would further degrade to D3 (Extreme) droug…

No reports received of damage or impacts from the island of Rota or the CNMI Homeland Security Emergency Management office. The airport on Rota was closed so no observations were taken, but overall impacts support sustained winds less than 39 mph.

Rota entered June at extreme (D3) drought, but increased rainfall improved drought conditions becoming severe (D2) June 18th and further improving to moderate (D1) drought June 25th. Rota Airport ended the month with 6.79 inches, exceeding the 1 inch minimum weekly requirement to…

After holding steady at moderate (D1) drought since February, Rota degraded to severe (D2) drought and further degraded to extreme drought (D3) on May 14th. Rota by May 7th was about 50 percent of normal rainfall for the calendar year to date. At the end of the May, 2.84 inches o…

Bolaven went through the Marianas On Oct 10th as a Category 1 typhoon on the Modified Saffir-Simpson Tropical Cyclone Scale for the Western North Pacific, with winds around 80 mph and a estimated minimum central pressure 982 mb, passing through the channel between the islands of …

Mawar impacts across the CNMI were generally wind-related with the more-widespread impacts across Rota, where category 1 typhoon conditions were felt. Tinian and Saipan impacts were consistent with tropical storm wind conditions. For the two northern islands, many banana trees we…

Rota went from Extreme Drought(D3) to Severe Drought (D2)due to recent heavier rainfall amounts, the drought conditions across the CNMI have improved.

Rota remains in D3 (Extreme Drought) Officials across the CNMI report water levels are still above thresholds for concern. Agricultural impacts still persist across the CNMI.

Rota remains in Extreme Drought(D3) with rainfall 48% of normal for the month.

Rota remains in Extreme Drought(D3) with rainfall 23% of normal for the month.

Rota's rainfall was 30% of normal and it entered Severe Drought (D2).

A tropical disturbance was noted just northwest of Kosrae on the morning of October 21 near 8N160E. By the morning of October 22 the system had become Tropical depression 31W and was 130 miles north-northwest of Pohnpei. 31W continued to intensify through the day and by the after…

Rainfall continue to increase in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the drought level fell from level 3 (extreme) to level 2 (severe). While still dry, by the end of the month Rota was no longer in drought.

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 per…

On the night of October 13, Tropical Depression 25W formed 1080 miles east of Guam. Twenty-four hours later on the night of the 24th, the depression intensified enough to become Tropical Storm Champi. Tropical Storm Champi moved across the Marianas on the 16th, passing 65 miles n…

Tropical Storm Bavi continued to travel west and eventually threatened the Marianas. Upper-level wind shear caused the storm to decouple resulting in the low-level circulation passing across Guam on the night of the 15th. On Rota, the highest sustained winds were recorded at the …

On the 1st of October scatterometer data depicted a circulation just east of Kosrae. The circulation moved slowly northwest, being located 150 miles northeast of Pohnpei on the morning of the 3rd, became sufficiently organized to be classified as Tropical Depression 19W. Further …