Drought in American Samoa, November 1 to 30, 1998

Name: Drought in American Samoa, November 1 to 30, 1998
Start: 1998-11-01T00:00
End: 1998-11-30T23:59
Location: American Samoa

November 1 to 30, 1998 · NWS ASO · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

American Samoa remains in drought conditions, and this past November was the hottest November on record with the very strong El Nino. 22 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.

American Samoa remains in drought conditions, and this past November was the hottest November on record with the very strong El Nino. The average for November is 10.84 in., but the recorded rainfall for this month, at WSO-Pago Pago, was 3.22 in.

Event by event

4 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Tutuila

When: November 1, 12:00 AM SST to November 30, 11:59 PM SST
Where: Tutuila forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought, Manu'A

When: November 1, 12:00 AM SST to November 30, 11:59 PM SST
Where: Manu'A forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought, Rose

When: November 1, 12:00 AM SST to November 30, 11:59 PM SST
Where: Rose forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought, Swains

When: November 1, 12:00 AM SST to November 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

Every storm in American Samoa in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in American Samoa, November 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: 5674799, 5674800, 5674801, 5674802.