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In Puerto Rico, no changes were made on the map this week.
The U.S. Virgin Islands received plentiful rain recently. In the past week, St. Thomas got 0.72 to 0.86 inches, St. John received 1.68 inches at Windswept Beach, and St. Croix received 0.25 inches or less at various points across the island. All locations remained in normal condition.
The Standardized Precipitation Index was positive at all time scales for all islands, indicating adequate moisture. The Vegetation Health Index indicated no vegetative stress on St. Thomas and St. John, but some amount of mild stress for parts of St. Croix.
Well water levels on St. Thomas and St. John were relatively high at 0.73 feet and 1.10 feet below the land surface, respectively, after responding well to November precipitation. The St. Croix well was 16.15 feet below the land surface on Dec. 2.
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