Drought, Tutuila
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM SST to April 30, 11:59 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought in American Samoa, April 1 to 30, 1998
April was a very dry month, based on average temperature and rainfall statistics. 74 in.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ASO wrote it up.
April was a very dry month, based on average temperature and rainfall statistics. The normal for this month is 12.04 in, but the total rainfall at WSO-Pago Pago for this month was 6% or 0.74 in.
Event by event
4 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Manu'A
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM SST to April 30, 11:59 PM SST
- Where
- Manu'A forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Rose
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM SST to April 30, 11:59 PM SST
- Where
- Rose forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Swains
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM SST to April 30, 11:59 PM SST
- Where
- Swains forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, April 1, 1998
- Tornadoes in North Carolina, April 1, 1998
- Flood in California, April 1, 1998
- Flash Flooding in New Hampshire, April 1, 1998
- Flood in Florida, April 1 to 19, 1998
- Flood in New York, April 1 to 7, 1998
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, April 1, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, April 1, 1998
- Flood in Florida, April 1, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, April 1, 1998
- Flooding in Vermont, April 1 to 13, 1998
- Wildfire and Drought in Guam, April 1 to 30, 1998
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, April 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5674793, 5674794, 5674795, 5674796.