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Mean Temperature Anomalies October 2023
/in Climate Monitoring, Mean Temperature Anomalies /by SherikaOctober 2023
Temperature anomalies for October 2023 were warmer than usual throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad and Tobago ranged from 1.50 to 2.50 o C warmer; Grenada was between 2.50 to 0.75 o C warmer south to north, Barbados and Martinique were between 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer; Saint Lucia and Guadeloupe were predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer, ranging to 1.50 o C warmer; Dominica was predominantly between 0.75 to 1.50 warmer, ranging to 0.25 warmer in the north; Antigua, St Kitts, St Maarten and St Thomas were between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer; St Croix was between 0.25 o C cooler to 0.25 o C warmer. Temperatures in the Guianas ranged from 0.75 to over 2.50 o C warmer. Aruba and Curacao were between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer. Puerto Rico was between 0.25 o C cooler to 2.50 o C warmer. The Dominican Republic and Grand Cayman were between 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer. Jamaica ranged from 0.75 o C warmer to 0.75 o C cooler west to east. Northern Bahamas was 0 o C to 2.50 o C warmer and Belize was between from 0.75 o C to 2.50 o C warmer.
August to October 2023
Temperature anomalies were predominantly warmer than usual over the three-month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad and Tobago were between 1.50 and 2.50 o C warmer; Grenada, Barbados, Martinique, St Maarten, St Thomas and St Croix were between 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer; Saint Lucia was between 0.25 to 1.50 o C, Dominica was predominantly between 0.75 to 1.50 o C ranging to 0.25 o C warmer in the north; Guadeloupe was predominantly between 0.25 to 0.75 o C ranging to 1.50 o C in the east; Antigua and St Kitts were between 0.25 to 0.75 o C warmer. The Guianas were between 0.75 to 2.50 o C warmer. Aruba and Curacao were between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer. Puerto Rico was between 0.75 to 2.50 o C warmer. The Dominican Republic was between 0.25 and 1.50 o C warmer. Jamaica was between and 0 and 0.75 o C warmer. Grand Cayman was between 0.75 o C and 1.50 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0.25 and 2.50 o C warmer. Belize was between 0.75 to 2.50 o C warmer.
May to October 2023
Temperature anomalies were warmer than usual for May to October 2023 throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was between 0.75 to 2.50 o C; Tobago, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Dominica and St Thomas were between 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer; Saint Lucia and Antigua were between 0.25 to 1.50 o C warmer; , Guadeloupe and St. Croix ranged from 0.25 o C to predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer; St Kitts and St Maarten were between 0.25 to 0.75 o C warmer; The Guianas were predominantly between 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer ranging ton 2.50 o C. Aruba was 0.25 o C to 0.75 o C warmer; Curacao ranged from 1.50 o C to predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75o C warmer. Puerto Rico was between 0.75 to 2.50 o C warmer. The Dominican Republic was predominantly between 0.25 to 0.75 o C warmer ranging to 1.50 o C warmer. Jamaica was between 0.75 to 0.25 o C cooler; Grand Cayman were between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas ranged from 1.50 o C warmer to 0.25 o C cooler . Belize was between 0.75 and 2.50 o C warmer.
November 2022 to October 2023
Temperature anomalies were predominantly warmer than usual over the twelve-month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was between 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer; Tobago was predominantly between 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer, ranging to 0.25 o C warmer. Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Antigua, St Kitts and St Maarten were between 0.25 to 0.75 o C warmer; Saint Lucia was predominantly between 0 o C to 0.25 o C cooler ranging to 0.25 o C warmer; Martinique was between 0 and 0.75 o C warmer; St Thomas was between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer; St Croix was between 1.50 to 0.25 o C warmer west to east. The Guianas were between 0.25 to 1.50 o C warmer. Aruba and Curacao were between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer. Puerto Rico was between 0.25 o C cooler to 1.50 o C warmer west to east. The Dominican Republic ranged from 0 to 0.75 o C warmer. Jamaica and Grand Cayman were between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0.25 o C and 2.50 o C warmer and Belize was between 0.25 to 2.50 o C warmer.
Mean Temperature for October 2023
Mean Temperature for the Period November 2022 to October 2023
SPEI November 2023
/in Climate Monitoring, SPEI /by SherikaSPEI Difference November 2023
/in Climate Monitoring, SPEI Difference /by SherikaSPEI October 2023
/in Climate Monitoring, SPEI /by SherikaSPEI Difference October 2023
/in Climate Monitoring, SPEI Difference /by SherikaSPEI September 2023
/in Climate Monitoring, SPEI /by SherikaSPEI Difference September 2023
/in Climate Monitoring, SPEI Difference /by SherikaMonthly Rainfall November 2023
/in Climate Monitoring, Monthly Rainfall /by Wayne DepradineSPI Change November 2023
/in Climate Monitoring, SPI Change /by Wayne DepradineSPI Monitor November 2023
/in Climate Monitoring, SPI Monitor /by Wayne DepradineNovember 2023
Normal to below normal conditions were seen throughout most of the islands of the eastern Caribbean during the month of November. Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, St Vincent and Saint Lucia normal; Martinique mostly slightly dry to normal; Dominica mostly normal to slightly dry; Guadeloupe moderate to exceptionally dry; Antigua extremely dry; St Kitts slight to moderately dry; St Maarten and Anguilla moderately dry; St Croix and St Thomas normal to slightly wet. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally dry in northern Suriname to very wet on the northern coastline of French Guiana and to moderately wet in southwestern Guyana. Aruba was very wet and Curacao moderate to slightly wet. Puerto Rico ranged from exceptionally dry in the south to very wet in the extreme northwest. Hispaniola was predominantly wetter than usual, ranging from normal in northwestern areas to exceptionally wet in eastern areas. Jamaica ranged from exceptionally wet in the south to very wet in the northwest. Grand Cayman was moderately wet. Cuba ranged from very wet in the extreme west to normal in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from moderate to extremely wet and Belize was exceptional to very wet.
September to November 2023
June to November 2023
December 2022 to November 2023
December 2021 to November 2023
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