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Puerto Rico remains drought-free this week based on recent precipitation, vegetation health and soil moisture data.
Near- to above-normal rainfall was recorded across the U.S. Virgin Islands this past week, keeping the territory free from any dryness or drought designation. On St. Croix, over 3.5 inches fell on some locations just southwest of Christiansted, but most locations in and near the city reported 1.25 to 1.75 inches. Farther west on St. Croix, generally 2.0 to 2.5 inches fell on the Frederiksted area, and similar totals were recorded in and around Charlotte Amalie and Nadir on St. Thomas. Meanwhile, precipitation totals were a bit lower on St. John, but still sufficient to ward off any dryness or drought given antecedent conditions. Between 0.65 and 1.45 inches fell on most locations around Cruz Bay and Myall Point, and 1.57 inches was observed on Windswept Beach.
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