August 11, 2026 National Drought Summary

The discussion in the Looking Ahead section is simply a description of what the official national guidance from the National Weather Service (NWS) National Centers for Environmental Prediction is depicting for current areas of dryness and drought. The NWS forecast products utilizedinclude the HPC 5-day QPF and 5-day Mean Temperature progs, the 6-10 Day Outlooks of Temperature and Precipitation Probability, and the 8-14Day Outlooks of Temperature and Precipitation Probability, valid as of late Wednesday afternoon of the USDM release week. The NWS forecast webpage used for this section is: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/forecasts/.

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Extreme drought continues to affect the U.S. Virgin Islands. This week, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. requested a federal disaster declaration for the islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John, as the drought has impacted agriculture and water supplies. CoCoRaHS stations across St. Croix Island reported anywhere from 0.08” – 0.46” of rain this week. Well water levels at Adventure 28 Well are currently at 25.03 ft., which is 0.32 ft. lower than last week, and 7.65 ft. lower than last year. Across St. John, CoCoRaHS stations reported anywhere from 0.31” – 0.72” of rain this week. The Windswept Beach station reported 0.04” of rain this week. Well water levels at Susannaberg DPW 3 Well are currently at 17.66 ft., which is 0.23 ft. lower than last week and 4.35 ft. lower than last year. The CoCoRaHS station at St. Thomas Island reported 0.15” of rain this week. Well water levels at Grade School 3 Well are currently at 10.58 ft., which is 0.96 ft. lower than last week and 1.16 ft. lower compared to last year. However, Vegetation Health Index (VHI) levels have slightly improved compared to last week.

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Most of the islands in the Republic of the Marshall Islands have received plentiful rain this week. Ailingalapalap, Kwajalein, and Mili received 3.74”, 3.32” and 5.89” of rain this week, respectively. Several islands did not receive adequate precipitation this week, however. Jaluit, Majuro, and Wotje received 1.03”, 1.32” and 1.4” of rain this week, respectively. Utirik received 0.06”, the least precipitation of the island chain this week.

A dry week was in store of the Federated States of Micronesia. One island received over an inch of precipitation, with Pohnpei receiving 1.05” of rain this week. Chuuk Lagoon, Kapingamarangi, Lukunor, and Nukuoro received only 0.32”, 0.1”, 0.29” and 0.68” of rain this week, respectively. Ulithi, Woleai and Yap received no precipitation this week. Additionally, the island of Kosrae had missing precipitation records this week.

American Samoa will receive a one-category degradation to abnormal dryness this week due to a lack of adequate precipitation for more than three weeks. The Pago Pago Airport received only 0.48” of rain this week. The Siufaga and Toa Ridges received 1.1” and 0.46” of rain this week, respectively. The Republic of Palau has experienced another dry week. The Koror station only reported 0.17” of rain, while the WSO in Palau reported 0.21” of rain. The monsoon season continues to affect the Marianas Islands. Guam, Rota, and Tinian reported 3.51”, 4.51”, and 6.01” of rain this week, respectively. The Saipan International Airport received 5.88” of rain, while the AMME NPS Saipan station received 1.68” of rain.

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