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No changes were made in Puerto Rico this week.
Most locations across the U.S. Virgin Islands reported 1 to 2 inches of rain this past week, with a few higher reports of up to 3.6 inches near Frederiksted, St. Croix and Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. These totals were considerably lower than during the previous week, but with heavy rainfall frequently affecting the U.S. Virgin Islands since the beginning of April, impacts related to dryness are not present, and no designation for abnormal dryness or drought is present on any of the assessed locations. Since the start of April, rainfall totals topped one and a half feet at isolated sites in the vicinity of Christiansted, St. Croix. Meanwhile, most locations around Frederiksted recorded 11.9 to 15.2 inches of rain while sites in the Charlotte Amalie area generally received 10.6 to 12.7 inches. Windswept Beach on St. John reported 11.1 inches while 5.7 to 7.2 inches was reported around Cruz Bay, St. John during this period.
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