Mean Temperature Anomalies September 2021

September 2021

Mixed temperature anomalies prevailed in the eastern Caribbean for September 2021. Trinidad was between 0.25 to 1.50 oC warmer; Tobago, Grenada, Saint Lucia Martinique and St. Maarten were between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer; Barbados was between 0 and 1.50 oC warmer; Dominica was between 1.50 oC warmer to 0.75 oC cooler south to north; Guadeloupe was between 0 and 0.75 oC cooler; Antigua and St. Croix were between 0 to 0.25 oC cooler; St. Kitts was between 0 and 0.75 oC warmer and St. Thomas was between 0.25 oC cooler to 0.25 oC warmer. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from 0.75 oC cooler to 1.50 oC warmer. Aruba was between 0 to 0.25 oC warmer and Curacao was between 0 and 0.25oC cooler. Puerto Rico was between 0.25 oC warmer to 1.50 oC warmer. Dominican Republic was predominantly between 0 and 0.25 oC cooler and ranged up to 0.25 oC warmer. Jamaica was between 1.50 oC warmer to 0.75 oC cooler. Cuba was between 0.25 oC cooler to 0.75 oC warmer. Grand Cayman was between 0 to 0.25 oC warmer. Northern Bahamas were between 0.25 oC warmer to 1.50 oC cooler. Belize was between 0.75 oC cooler to 1.50 oC warmer.

July to September 2021

 

Mixed temperature anomalies prevailed in the eastern Caribbean for the period July to September 2021. Trinidad and St. Thomas were between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer; Tobago and Grenada, Martinique and St. Maarten were between 0 to 0.75 oC warmer; Barbados was between 0.25 oC cooler to 1.50 oC warmer; Saint Lucia was between 0 to 0.25 oC warmer; Dominica was between 0.75 oC warmer to 0.75 oC cooler; Guadeloupe was between 0.25 to 0.75 oC cooler; Antigua and St. Croix were between 0.25 and 0.75 oC cooler; St. Kitts was between 0.25 oC cooler to 0.25 oC warmer.  Conditions in the Guianas were predominantly between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer ranging to 0.25 oC cooler. Aruba was between 0 to 0.75 oC warmer and Curacao was between 0 and 0.25 oC cooler. Puerto Rico was between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer. Dominican Republic was predominantly between 0 and 0.25 oC cooler and ranged up to 0.25 oC warmer. Jamaica was between 0.75 oC warmer to 1.50 oC cooler. Cuba was between 0.25 oC warmer and 0.25 oC cooler. Grand Cayman was between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0.75 oC cooler and 0.25 oC warmer. Belize was between 0.75 oC cooler and 1.50 oC warmer.

April to September 2021

Mixed temperature anomalies prevailed in the eastern Caribbean for the period April to September 2021. Trinidad was predominantly between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer with the southwest ranging between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer; Tobago, Grenada and St. Maarten were between 0 to 0.25 oC warmer; Barbados and Martinique were between 0.25 oC cooler to 0.75 oC warmer; and Dominica was between 1.50 oC warmer to 0.75 oC cooler; Saint Lucia, Antigua and St. Croix were between 0 to 0.75 oC cooler; Guadeloupe was between 0.25 to 0.75 oC cooler; St. Kitts was predominantly between 0 and 0.25 oC cooler and ranged up to 0.25 oC warmer; St. Thomas was between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from 0.75 oC cooler to 0.75 oC warmer. Aruba was between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer. Curacao was between 0.25 and 0.75 oC cooler. Puerto Rico was between 0 and 0.75 oC warmer. Dominican Republic was between 0 to 0.25 oC cooler. Cuba was predominantly between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer ranging up to 0.75 oC warmer in the extreme western tip. Grand Cayman was between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer. Jamaica was between 0.75 oC warmer to 1.50 oC cooler. Northern Bahamas were between 0.75 oC cooler to 0.25 oC warmer. Belize was between 0.75 oC cooler to 1.50 oC warmer.

October 2020 to September 2021

Mixed conditions prevailed in the islands of the eastern Caribbean for the Twelve-month period, October 2020 to September 2021. Trinidad was predominantly between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer with the southwest ranging between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer; Tobago and St. Thomas were between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer; Grenada was between 0 and 0.75 oC warmer; Barbados and Dominica were between 0.75 oC cooler to 0.75 oC warmer; Saint Lucia was between 0.25 oC warmer to 0.75 oC cooler south to north; Martinique was between 0.25 oC cooler to 0.75 oC warmer; Guadeloupe and Antigua were between 0 to 0.75 oC cooler; St. Kitts was between 0.25 oC cooler to 0.25 oC warmer; St. Maarten was between 0 to 0.25 oC warmer; St. Croix was between 0.25 oC cooler and 0.25 oC warmer. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from at least 0.75 oC cooler to 0.75 oC warmer. Aruba was between 0 to 0.25 oC warmer and Curacao was between 0 to 0.75 oC cooler. Puerto Rico was predominantly between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer with the northeast ranging between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer. Dominican Republic was between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer. Cuba was predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer with the east being between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer. Grand Cayman was predominantly between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer with a small section in the west being between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer. Jamaica was between 1.50 oC warmer 1.50 oC cooler. Northern Bahamas was between 0 and 0.75 oC warmer. Belize was between 0.25 oC cooler to 1.50 oC warmer.

Mean Temperature for September 2021

Mean Temperature for the Period October 2020 to September 2021

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SPEI September 2021