Rainy Days

It’s been raining most of the day here on Guam. It’s common during this time of year as July to November is Guam’s rainy season. I love it. There something about the rain that’s so peaceful. Life here has a slower pace anyway but things seem even more relaxed when it rains. People just aren’t in a hurry. It isn’t unusual to see a crowd of people waiting outside the stores for the rain to pass.

According to the Guam Visitors Bureau The mean annual rainfall varies from about 80 inches in the central and coastal lowlands up to 110 inches on the uplands in southern Guam. Throughout the year the easterly trade winds, usually between 4 and 12 miles per hour (mph), are present. Most often the winds are less than 24 mph, except during major tropical storms or typhoons, small scale storms, or squalls, that can occur at any time and with little notice. Typhoons can occur any month of the year but they are most common July through September.

The rain is warm and lovely, perfect to play in! The photo is of my three year old trying to catch a frog.

Sheila Cason, MD