YS Rainfall
At YS in Jamaica, for a period of record spanning 1971 – 2014
average annual rainfall sum = 2271.2 mm
wettest year on record = 2987 mm of rainfall in 2008
driest year on record = 1674 mm of rainfall in 1983
wettest month on average = 330.8 mm of rainfall in May
wettest month on record = 985 mm of rainfall in September 2002
peak of wet season = Aug. to Oct. on average with an average of 851.9 mm of rainfall
wettest 3-month period on record = 1652.2 mm of rainfall in Apr. to June 2002
driest month on average = 73.8 mm of rainfall in December
driest month on record = 1 mm of rainfall in February 2005
peak of dry season on average = Dec. to Feb. with 250.8 mm of rainfall
driest 3-month period on record = 24 mm of rainfall in Jan. to Mar. 2005
Below are links to charts of Monthly and Seasonal rainfall values. Click on each of the thumbnail images to see the respective full image.