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About Drought Status Updates: NIDIS and partners issue drought status updates to communicate a potential area of concern for drought expansion and/or development, based on recent conditions and the upcoming forecast.
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May 8, 2025

The territories received excessive rainfall in the last couple of weeks, which brought extensive flooding but improved water levels in reservoirs.  No drought is anticipated to develop in the short term.

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May 8, 2025

En las dos últimas semanas ha llovido en exceso en los territorios, lo que ha provocado grandes inundaciones, pero ha mejorado el nivel de los embalses. No se anticipa sequía a corto plazo.

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February 27, 2025

Rain has kept drought away from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands—but dryness is appearing in some areas. No widespread drought is predicted for this spring.

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February 27, 2025

La lluvia ha mantenido a la sequía fuera de Puerto Rico y de las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos (USVI), pero la sequía está comenzando a manifestarse en algunas zonas. No se prevé una sequía generalizada esta primavera.

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September 19, 2024

Se esperan condiciones más húmedas de lo normal en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes, y es poco probable que se desarrolle una sequía durante el resto del año.

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September 19, 2024

Wetter than normal conditions expected to persist across Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and drought development is unlikely through the rest of the year. 

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