Puerto Rico, 2022

Drought in Puerto Rico, June 21 to 30, 2022

June 21 to 30, 2022 · NWS SJU · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

The rainfall deficit across east and south of Puerto Rico resulted in drought conditions deteriorating , with Severe Drought (D2) introduced for the northeast, south-central and around Ponce.

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 SJU wrote it up.

The rainfall deficit across east and south of Puerto Rico resulted in drought conditions deteriorating , with Severe Drought (D2) introduced for the northeast, south-central and around Ponce.

Event by event

4 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Eastern Interior

When
June 21, 12:00 AM AST to June 30, 12:00 AM AST
Where
Eastern Interior forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor

The dry spell caused mandatory water restrictions for the interior and northeast Puerto Rico, including Aibonito, Loiza, Canovanas, Rio Grande, Loiza and Las Piedras. Reservoir levels continued to recede for Carraizo, Cidra, La Plata, Carite, Guajataca, Toa Vaca and Cerrillos. The 28-day average streamflow from USGS river gauge network indicated streamflows running below normal or well below normal across most of Puerto Rico. This drought was of concern to agricultural interests, as hot and dry conditions increased water demands and stressed pastures, crops and native vegetation.

Drought, Southeast

When
June 21, 12:00 AM AST to June 30, 12:00 AM AST
Where
Southeast forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor

The dry spell caused mandatory water restrictions for the interior and northeast Puerto Rico, including Aibonito, Loiza, Canovanas, Rio Grande, Loiza and Las Piedras. Reservoir levels continued to recede for Carraizo, Cidra, La Plata, Carite, Guajataca, Toa Vaca and Cerrillos. The 28-day average streamflow from USGS river gauge network indicated streamflows running below normal or well below normal across most of Puerto Rico. This drought was of concern to agricultural interests, as hot and dry conditions increased water demands and stressed pastures, crops and native vegetation.

Drought, Central Interior

When
June 21, 12:00 AM AST to June 22, 12:00 AM AST
Where
Central Interior forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor

The dry spell caused mandatory water restrictions for the interior and northeast Puerto Rico, including Aibonito, Loiza, Canovanas, Rio Grande, Loiza and Las Piedras. Reservoir levels continued to recede for Carraizo, Cidra, La Plata, Carite, Guajataca, Toa Vaca and Cerrillos. The 28-day average streamflow from USGS river gauge network indicated streamflows running below normal or well below normal across most of Puerto Rico. This drought was of concern to agricultural interests, as hot and dry conditions increased water demands and stressed pastures, crops and native vegetation.

Drought, Ponce and Vicinity

When
June 21, 12:00 AM AST to June 30, 12:00 AM AST
Where
Ponce and Vicinity forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor

The dry spell caused mandatory water restrictions for the interior and northeast Puerto Rico, including Aibonito, Loiza, Canovanas, Rio Grande, Loiza and Las Piedras. Reservoir levels continued to recede for Carraizo, Cidra, La Plata, Carite, Guajataca, Toa Vaca and Cerrillos. The 28-day average streamflow from USGS river gauge network indicated streamflows running below normal or well below normal across most of Puerto Rico. This drought was of concern to agricultural interests, as hot and dry conditions increased water demands and stressed pastures, crops and native vegetation.

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: 1040307, 1040308, 1040309, 1040310.