Drought, Tutuila
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM SST to February 28, 11:59 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought in American Samoa, February 1 to 28, 1998
Conditions for February were abnormal due to the continuing influence of El Nino. 76 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.
Conditions for February were abnormal due to the continuing influence of El Nino. The average rainfall in February is 12.76 in. at WSO-Pago Pago, but the total rainfall reported for this month was 2.02 in., or 16% of rainfall for the month of February.
Event by event
4 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Manu'A
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM SST to February 28, 11:59 PM SST
- Where
- Manu'A forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Rose
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM SST to February 28, 11:59 PM SST
- Where
- Rose forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Swains
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM SST to February 28, 11:59 PM SST
- Where
- Swains forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
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
- Heavy Rain in California, February 1 to 25, 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, February 1 to 26, 1998
- Wildfire and Drought in Guam, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Heat in Kentucky, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 1, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 1, 1998
- High Surf in California, February 1 to 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 1, 1998
- Heat in Missouri, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Heat in Indiana, February 1 to 28, 1998
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, February 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: 5674422, 5674423, 5674424, 5674425.