Guam, 2022

Drought in Guam, October 1 to 31, 2022

October 1 to 31, 2022 · NWS GUM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Persistent dry weather caused drought conditions to begin in Kapingamarangi.

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 GUM wrote it up.

Persistent dry weather caused drought conditions to begin in Kapingamarangi.

Event by event

1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Micronesia

When
October 1, 12:00 AM GST to October 31, 12:00 AM GST
Where
Micronesia forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations

Rainfall decreased at Kapingamarangi which caused it to go from Moderate Drought (D1) to Severe Drought (D2). Kapingamarangi public and private water tanks are around 50% capacity. Crops are stressed from the recent dry weather.

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

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1062809.