Drought in American Samoa
Every drought event the National Weather Service has filed in American Samoa, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
The most significant on the map
The most significant drought episodes in American Samoa.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 17
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $50,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Drought in American Samoa, September 17, 2023The US Drought Monitor issued a moderate drought that extended to the month of September. WSO Pago Pago recorded rainfall 7.1 inches below average for the months of June through August.
- Drought in American Samoa, April 1 to 30, 1998April was a very dry month, based on average temperature and rainfall statistics. The normal for this month is 12.04 in, but the total rainfall at WSO-Pago Pago for this month was 6% or 0.74 in.
- Drought in American Samoa, August 1 to 31, 1998August was on the dry side again, it was one of the driest August since 1967 (in the top 4). Rainfall in August totalled 1.59 inches or 5.12 inches below the normal of 6.71 at WSO-Pago Pago.
- Drought in American Samoa, February 1 to 28, 1998Conditions for February were abnormal due to the continuing influence of El Nino. The average rainfall in February is 12.76 in. at WSO-Pago Pago, but the total rainfall reported for this month was 2.02 in., or 16% of rainfall for the month of February.
- Drought in American Samoa, November 1 to 30, 1998American Samoa remains in drought conditions, and this past November was the hottest November on record with the very strong El Nino. The average for November is 10.84 in., but the recorded rainfall for this month, at WSO-Pago Pago, was 3.22 in.
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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.