American Samoa high wind and dust storms

Are high wind and dust records common in American Samoa?

American Samoa averages about 4.6 high wind and dust records a year since 2000. The busiest year on record was 2025 (33).

1. 1. Rhode Island 7061
2. 2. New Jersey 4882
3. 3. Massachusetts 4776
4. 4. Delaware 3705
5. 5. Maryland 1330
6. 6. Connecticut 1301
7. 7. Vermont 1178
8. 8. Hawaii 1067
9. 9. New York 1028
10. 10. Wyoming 900

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1996, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.

When is the windy season in American Samoa?

71% of its high wind and dust records since 1996 fell in January and February. The busiest month is February (42 records).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1996.

The costliest high wind and dust records in American Samoa

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: property and crop damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.

Are high wind and dust records becoming more frequent in American Samoa?

American Samoa's count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

The most recent high wind and dust records in American Samoa

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.

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