American Samoa, 2022

Heat in American Samoa, March 12 to 17, 2022

March 12 to 17, 2022 · NWS ASO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A ridge nearly stationary over the territory for most of March produced a gentle breeze and limited shower development for the area.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

A ridge nearly stationary over the territory for most of March produced a gentle breeze and limited shower development for the area.

Event by event

1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Tutuila

When
March 12, 12:00 AM SST to March 17, 12:00 AM SST
Where
Tutuila forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations

For the following dates, WSO Pago Pago broke record high temperatures or tied due to limited showers in the area:

March 12 - Tied Record > 92 Degrees F|March 15 - Broke Record > 93 Degrees F |March 17 - Broke Record > 94 Degrees F.

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 1007294.