Guam, 1998

Wildfire and Drought in Guam, April 1 to 30, 1998

April 1 to 30, 1998 · NWS GUA · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

Drought continues across the Western Pacific. While all areas had rainfall significantly below average Yap and Majuro were hardest hit.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$35,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 GUA wrote it up.

Drought continues across the Western Pacific. While all areas had rainfall significantly below average Yap and Majuro were hardest hit. Yap only had 0.21 of an inch, with the average being 5.98 inches. Majuro had only 0.64 of an inch with their average being 11.91 inches. On Guam, the dry conditions were again favourable for uncontrolled fires across the island. During the month an estimated 1,115 acres were burnt.

Event by event

4 drought, 1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Guam

When
April 1, 12:00 AM HST to April 30, 11:59 PM HST
Where
Guam County, Agat
Property damage
$35,000

Drought, Guam

When
April 1, 12:00 AM HST to April 30, 11:59 PM HST
Where
Guam forecast zone

Drought, Micronesia

When
April 1, 12:00 AM HST to April 30, 11:59 PM HST
Where
Micronesia forecast zone

Drought, Marshall Islands

When
April 1, 12:00 AM HST to April 30, 11:59 PM HST
Where
Marshall Islands forecast zone

Drought, Belau

When
April 1, 12:00 AM HST to April 30, 11:59 PM HST
Where
Belau forecast zone

What these are

Wildfire
A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
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

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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: 5639222, 5639223, 5639224, 5639225, 5639226.