This drought update is issued in partnership between the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the University of the Virgin Islands. The purpose of the update is to communicate a potential area of concern for drought expansion and/or development within Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands based on recent conditions and the upcoming three month forecast. 

This drought update is issued in partnership between the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the University of the Virgin Islands. The purpose of the update is to communicate a potential area of concern for drought expansion and/or development within Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands based on recent conditions and the upcoming three month forecast. 

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for September – November 2020. Dated December 2020.

Well-above-average temperatures were observed across the Southeast, driven primarily by excessively warm daily minimum temperatures. Precipitation was above average across much of the region. Several long-term stations observed their wettest autumn on record.

No widespread drought impacts are expected across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands through the end of the year. The seasonal forecast continues to suggest normal to above normal rainfall. 

This Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands drought early warning update was originally sent via email on September 3, 2020.

Additional improvements in drought conditions are expected across the local islands through November. Therefore, no major drought impacts are expected across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands through the fall season.

This Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands drought early warning update was originally sent via email on July 28, 2020.

Drought conditions are expected to improve across the local islands through September after near record dryness in April through June: Potential Impacts across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Se espera que las condiciones de sequía mejoren en las islas locales hasta septiembre después de una sequedad casi récord de abril a junio: Impactos potenciales en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes Estadounidenses.