Puerto Rico, 2023

Drought in Puerto Rico, July 1 to 4, 2023

July 1 to 4, 2023 · NWS SJU · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

The lack of significant rains across northwestern Puerto Rico resulted in well below normal streams across the area. Additionally, the Guajataca Basin was at observational levels throughout much of the period.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 lack of significant rains across northwestern Puerto Rico resulted in well below normal streams across the area. Additionally, the Guajataca Basin was at observational levels throughout much of the period. This resulted in the area experiencing Severe Drought (D2) conditions.

Event by event

3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Northwest

When
July 1, 12:00 AM AST to July 4, 12:00 AM AST
Where
Northwest forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor

Severe Drought conditions were met across northwestern Puerto Rico, due to reservoirs being at observational levels, as well as low streams and dry soils.

Drought, North Central

When
July 1, 12:00 AM AST to July 4, 12:00 AM AST
Where
North Central forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor

Severe Drought conditions were met across northwestern Puerto Rico, due to reservoirs being at observational levels, as well as low streams and dry soils.

Drought, Western Interior

When
July 1, 12:00 AM AST to July 4, 12:00 AM AST
Where
Western Interior forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor

Severe Drought conditions were met across northwestern Puerto Rico, due to reservoirs being at observational levels, as well as low streams and dry soils.

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1107413, 1107414, 1107416.