Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI): The month-to-month variability of rainfall recorded at most stations in the RMI over the past 5 months was the same pattern seen at Guam (Fig. 1), and at many other islands in Micronesia: June was wet; July was dry; August was very wet; September and October were both dry. The total rainfall for the 5-month period June through October 2004 varied from slightly above normal at Kwajalein (due to a very wet August) to moderately drier than normal at Majuro (due mostly to very dry conditions in September and October). August was the wettest of the past five months at all reporting sites in the RMI. Islands with over 20 inches of rainfall during August 2004 include: Kwajalein, Arno, and Alinglapap (all in the north). During June, July, August, September, and October, the Weather Service Office (WSO) at Majuro measured 12.29 inches (106%), 9.09 inches (70%), 13.53 inches (117%), 4.27 inches (34%), and 7.26 inches (52%) respectively. This amounted to a total of 46.44 inches (74%) for the 5-month period. At Kwajalein and nearby Ebeye in the northern atolls of the RMI, the rainfall for June, July, August, September, and October was 6.92 inches (72%), 7.20 inches (69%), 23.61 inches (233%), 8.40 inches (71%), and 9.74 inches (82%), respectively. This amounted to a total of 55.87 inches (104%) for the 5-month period. At Utrick, in the northern atolls, the June, July, August, September, and October rainfall was 7.05 inches (86%), 10.73 inches (121%), 12.01 inches (140%), 6.53 inches (65%) and 9.36 inches (92%), respectively. This amounted to a total of 45.68 inches (100%) for the 5-month period. At Jaluit in the southern portion of the RMI, the rainfall for July, August, September, and October was 8.20 inches (63%), 14.64 inches (127%), 9.51 inches (77%), and 6.44 inches (47%), respectively. This amounted to a total rainfall of 38.79 inches (76%) for the 4-month period.