Mean Temperature Anomalies May 2021

May 2021

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

March to May 2021

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

December 2020 to May 2021

Mixed temperature anomalies prevailed in the eastern Caribbean for the period December 2020 to May 2021. Trinidad and Martinique were between 0.25 oC cooler and 0.75 oC warmer; Tobago and St. Maarten and were between 0.25 to 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; Guadeloupe was predominantly between 0.25 to 0.75 oC cooler with western sections between 0 and 0.25 oC cooler; Antigua was between 0 and 0.25 oC cooler; St. Kitts was between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer; St. Croix was between 0.25 oC cooler and 0.25 oC warmer; St. Thomas was between 0.25 and 1.50 oC warmer. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from at least 1.50 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 and Northern Bahamas were between 0 and 1.50 oC warmer. Dominican Republic and Belize were between 0 and 0.75 oC, warmer. Cuba and Grand Cayman were between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer. Jamaica was between 0.75 oC cooler and 1.50 oC warmer.

June 2020 to May 2021

Mixed conditions prevailed in the islands of the eastern Caribbean for the Twelve-month period, June 2020 to May 2021. Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada and St. Maarten were between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer; Barbados and Dominica were between 0.25 oC cooler to 0.75 oC warmer; Saint Lucia was between 0.25 oC warmer to 0.25 oC cooler south to north; Martinique and St. Croix were between 0 and 0.75 oC warmer; Guadeloupe was between 0 to 0.75 oC cooler; Antigua was between 0 to 0.25 oC cooler; St. Kitts was between 0 to 0.25 oC warmer; St. Thomas was between 0.75 and 1.50 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 0.25 oC cooler. Puerto Rico and Northern Bahamas were between 0.25 to 1.50 oC warmer. Dominican Republic, Cuba and Grand Cayman were between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer. Jamaica was between 0.75 oC cooler and 1.50 oC warmer. Belize was between 0 and 1.50 oC warmer.

Mean Temperature for May 2021

Mean Temperature for the Period June 2020 to May 2021

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SPEI May 2021