Majuro received almost 50 percent more rain during May than the long-term average, according to the National Weather Service.
A total of 15.22 inches of rain were recorded. This compares to the average for May of 10.71 inches.
This high volume of rain was caused in part by two heavy deluges on May 13 and 14 when a combined total of 4.92 inches of rain fell.
“The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), one of the main climate drivers affecting the Republic of the Marshall Islands, passed across Majuro and contributed to the increased rainfall,” said Nover Juria, the weather office’s National Climate Science Specialist.
The May rainfall is the highest for the year so far, easily surpassing the January’s 9.93 inches.
This helped keep the reservoir nearly full, with a steady level of over 43 million gallons most of the month.