SPI Monitor February 2017

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February 2017

Apart from portions of Barbados and Dominica that were slightly wet, the islands of the eastern Caribbean were normal to below normal regarding rainfall for the month. Trinidad and Tobago were normal to slightly dry; Grenada, Guadeloupe, Anguilla, St. Maarten, St. Thomas normal; Barbados normal to slightly wet; St. Vincent extremely dry; St. Lucia moderate to extremely dry; Martinique moderate to severely dry; Dominica from slightly wet in the southwest to severely dry in the northeast; Antigua exceptionally dry; St. Kitts moderately dry; St. Croix slightly dry. The Guianas ranged from normal to very wet, with greatest relative wetness in interior areas. Aruba was slightly wet, while Curacao was slightly dry. Puerto Rico was predominantly normal apart from in northwest that was slightly wet and in the south that was slight to moderately dry. Both the Dominican Republic and Jamaica were predominantly normal, but with parts that were slightly wet. Grand Cayman was normal, but conditions in Belize ranged from normal in central areas to slightly wet in south to severely dry in the north.

December 2016 to February 2017

Mixed conditions were experienced over the three month period in the islands of the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Barbados, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Martinique, Antigua, St. Maarten, St. Croix, and St. Thomas were normal; Tobago slightly wet; Grenada moderately wet; Dominica exceptionally wet in the southwest and moderately dry in the northeast; and St. Kitts slightly dry. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from normal in northern Guyana to very wet in the interior of Guyana and Suriname. Aruba was moderately wet and Curacao slightly wet. Conditions in Puerto Rico ranged from severely dry in the southwest to normal in more central areas; while in the Dominican Republic they ranged from slightly wet in the northwest to slightly dry in the southeast. Jamaica was predominantly normal apart from the extreme northwest and southeast that were slightly dry. Grand Cayman was severely dry, while Belize ranged from extremely wet in the south to moderately dry in the north.

September 2016 to February 2017

For the six month period, conditions in the islands of the eastern Caribbean were mixed. Trinidad ranged from severely dry in the west to moderately wet in the east; Tobago predominantly normal apart from the northeast that was slightly dry; Grenada, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Antigua, Anguilla, St. Thomas, St. Croix normal; St. Kitts slightly dry; and St. Maarten moderately dry. The Guianas ranged from normal to exceptionally wet in interior areas. Aruba and Curacao were slightly wet, while Puerto Rico was predominantly normal apart from the northeast that was slight to moderately wet and the southeast that was slightly dry. Conditions in the Dominican Republic ranged from exceptionally wet to slightly wet in the southwest and southeast. Conditions were mixed in Jamaica, being normal in central areas, slight to moderately dry in the west and southeast, and slight to extremely wet in the north. Grand Cayman was exceptionally dry, but conditions in Belize ranged from moderately wet in the south to extremely dry in the north.

March 2016 to February 2017

Mixed conditions were experienced in the islands of the eastern Caribbean for the twelve month period. Trinidad was predominantly normal apart from the west that was slight to moderately dry; Tobago slight to moderately dry; Grenada, Guadeloupe, Antigua, and St. Croix normal; Barbados and St. Thomas slightly wet; St. Vincent slight to moderately wet; St. Lucia ranged from normal in the north to exceptionally wet in the south; Martinique from slightly dry to moderately wet; Dominica moderately wet in the southwest to normal in the northeast; and St. Maarten moderately dry. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from normal to exceptionally wet in the interior. Aruba was slightly wet and Curacao was normal. Western Puerto Rico was normal while the east was normal to moderately wet. Conditions in the Dominican Republic ranged from normal in the west to extremely wet in east central areas. Conditions were mixed in Jamaica, being normal in central areas, slight to moderately dry in the west and southeast, and slight to extremely wet in the north. Grand Cayman was exceptionally dry, while conditions in Belize ranged from normal in the west to extremely dry in the north and south.

March 2015 to February 2017

Disclaimer

The information contained herein is provided with the understanding that The Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of the Outlook. The information may be used freely by the public with appropriate acknowledgement of its source, but shall not be modified in content and then presented as original material.

The maps produced used SPI values calculated from monthly rainfall totals from land stations and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data. Only land station data is used for the eastern Caribbean, described here as from Georgetown, Guyana in the south to Anguilla in the north. The Greater (and Western) Antilles is less represented by land stations. However efforts are being made to include more land stations from that part of the region. Note that the severity implied by the index is relative to what is normal for that period of consideration. Normal in the drier season reflects less rainfall than in the wetter season.

SPI Monitor January 2017

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January 2017

Rainfall quantities were varied across the islands of the eastern Caribbean during January. Conditions in Trinidad ranged from slightly dry in the northwest to moderately wet in the southeast; Tobago slightly wet; Grenada, St. Lucia, Dominica and Antigua, and Anguilla normal; Barbados from normal in the north to severely dry the southeast; St. Vincent and St. Thomas slightly dry; Martinique from normal in the south to severely dry in the north; St. Maarten and St. Croix moderately dry. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from normal in the north of Guyana and the central Suriname and French Guiana border to very wet in the south of Guyana and south west Suriname. Aruba was extremely wet, while Curacao was moderately wet. Conditions in Puerto Rico ranged from normal in the west to severely dry in the southeast, but in the Dominican Republic they ranged from moderately dry in the south to normal in the north. In Jamaica, conditions ranged from normal to moderately dry, but Grand Cayman was normal. The majority of Belize was normal apart from in the north that was normal to moderately dry.

November 2016 to January 2017

Predominantly normal to above normal rainfall was experienced in the islands of the eastern Caribbean for the three month period. Trinidad was normal to moderately wet; Tobago slight to moderately wet; Barbados moderately wet in the north to extremely wet in the south; St. Vincent exceptionally wet; St. Lucia moderate to exceptionally wet from north to south; Martinique from normal in the north to moderately wet in the south; Dominica from normal in the north to exceptionally wet in the south; Antigua and St. Croix slightly wet; and St. Kitts, St. Maarten and St. Thomas normal. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from normal in the vicinity of Georgetown Guyana and the central borders areas of Suriname and French Guiana to exceptionally wet in the south of Guyana and southwest Suriname. Aruba was moderately wet, but Curacao moderate to very wet. Conditions in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic ranged from normal in the south to exceptionally wet in the north. Though much of Jamaica was normal, the west was slight to moderately dry and the north slight to moderately wet, but Grand Cayman exceptionally dry. Conditions in Belize ranged from moderately wet in the south to slightly dry in the north.

August 2016 to January 2017

For the six month period, mixed conditions were experienced in the islands of the eastern Caribbean. Conditions in Trinidad ranged from moderately dry in the west to slightly wet in the northeast; Tobago, Grenada and Martinique normal to slightly dry; Barbados predominantly moderately wet apart from in the southeast that was very wet; St. Vincent very to extremely wet; St. Lucia moderate to exceptionally wet from north to south; Dominica normal to slightly wet; Antigua and St. Thomas slightly wet; St. Kitts and St. Croix normal; and St. Maarten moderately dry. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from normal in the vicinity of Georgetown Guyana and the Suriname and French Guiana border to exceptionally wet over most of Suriname, southern Guyana and southeast French Guiana. Aruba and Curacao were slightly wet. Puerto Rico was predominantly normal apart from the extreme southwest and northeast that were slight to moderately wet, but conditions in the Dominican Republic ranged from normal in the southwest to exceptionally wet in the north. Conditions in Jamaica ranged from moderately dry in the west to exceptionally wet in the north, but Grand Cayman was exceptionally dry. Belize was predominantly normal except for in the north that was slight to severely dry.

February 2016 to January 2017

Mixed conditions were experienced in the islands of the eastern Caribbean over the twelve month period. Trinidad was normal apart from the extreme northwest that was slight to moderately dry; Tobago normal to severely dry from west to east; Grenada, Antigua, Anguilla and St. Croix normal; Barbados and Dominica normal to slightly wet; St. Vincent slight to very wet; St. Lucia normal to exceptionally wet from north to south; Martinique normal to moderately wet; St. Kitts slightly dry; St. Maarten severely dry; and St. Thomas slightly wet. The majority of the Guianas was exceptionally wet, but conditions did range to normal in some parts. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Conditions in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic ranged from normal to extremely wet, while in Jamaica they ranged from moderately dry in the west to exceptionally wet in the north. Grand Cayman was exceptionally dry, but Belize ranged from normal in the west to extremely dry in the south and severely dry in the north.

February 2015 to January 2017

Disclaimer

The information contained herein is provided with the understanding that The Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of the Outlook. The information may be used freely by the public with appropriate acknowledgement of its source, but shall not be modified in content and then presented as original material.

The maps produced used SPI values calculated from monthly rainfall totals from land stations and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data. Only land station data is used for the eastern Caribbean, described here as from Georgetown, Guyana in the south to Anguilla in the north. The Greater (and Western) Antilles is less represented by land stations. However efforts are being made to include more land stations from that part of the region. Note that the severity implied by the index is relative to what is normal for that period of consideration. Normal in the drier season reflects less rainfall than in the wetter season.

SPI Monitor December 2016

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December 2016

Mixed conditions were experienced in the islands of the eastern Caribbean during December 2016. Trinidad was normal to slightly wet; Tobago slight to moderately wet; Grenada moderate to very wet; Barbados, St. Vincent and Antigua slightly wet; St. Lucia and St. Maarten moderately wet; Dominica from slightly dry in the north to exceptionally wet in the south; St. Kitts moderately dry. Conditions in Guyana range from normal to extremely wet. Both Aruba and Curacao had normal rainfall, but the Dominican Republic ranged from normal in the south to moderately wet in the north. Conditions in Jamaica ranged from slightly wet in the south to moderately dry in the east and west; but Grand Cayman was extremely dry. Cuba was predominantly normal to below normal, but conditions in Belize ranged from normal in the northwest to exceptionally wet in the southeast.

October to December 2016

For the three month period, mixed conditions were experienced in the eastern Caribbean islands. Conditions in Trinidad ranged from moderately dry in the southwest to moderately wet in the northeast; Tobago, Grenada, Antigua and St. Maarten normal; Barbados very wet; St. Vincent extreme to exceptionally wet; St. Lucia slight to exceptionally wet; Dominica from normal to very wet; St. Kitts moderately dry; and Anguilla slightly wet. Rainfall in Guyana ranged from normal in the north to exceptionally wet in the south. Aruba was normal, but Curacao slightly wet. Conditions in the Dominican Republic ranged from very to exceptionally wet. Jamaica was predominantly normal except for the extreme south that was slight to moderately wet, and the extreme west that was slight to moderately dry. Grand Cayman was extremely dry. Cuba was predominantly normal to below normal, but conditions in Belize ranged from moderately wet in the south to moderately dry in the north.

July to December 2016

Mixed conditions were experienced in the islands in the eastern Caribbean for the six month period. Trinidad was normal in the east, but normal to extremely wet in the west; Tobago slight to moderately dry; Grenada, St. Kitts and Anguilla normal; Barbados very wet; St. Vincent extreme to exceptionally wet; St. Lucia from normal in the north to exceptionally wet in the south; Dominica from slightly wet in the southwest to slightly dry in the northeast; Antigua slightly wet; and St. Maarten slightly dry. Conditions in Guyana ranged from normal in the north to exceptionally wet in the south. Aruba and Curacao were normal, but the Dominican Republic normal to exceptionally wet. Jamaica was normal apart from the extreme west that was slight to moderately dry and the east that was slightly dry. Rainfall in both Cuba and Belize were predominantly normal to below normal.

January 2016 to December 2016

Mixed conditions were experienced in the islands of the eastern Caribbean for the twelve month period. Trinidad was predominantly normal but was slight to moderately dry in the west; Tobago moderate to extremely dry; Grenada, Antigua and Anguilla normal; Barbados slight to moderately wet; St. Vincent slight to moderately wet; St. Lucia normal to exceptionally wet; Dominica normal to moderately wet; St. Kitts moderately dry; and St. Maarten very dry. Conditions in Guyana ranged from normal to extremely wet. Aruba and Curacao were normal, but the Dominica Republic ranged from normal to extremely wet. Jamaica was normal, but with slight to moderately dry conditions in both the western and eastern extremities. Grand Cayman was exceptionally dry. In general, eastern Cuba was normal, central areas normal to below normal, and western areas normal to above normal. Conditions in Belize ranged from normal in central areas to exceptional dry to the north and south.

January 2015 to December 2016

Disclaimer

The information contained herein is provided with the understanding that The Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of the Outlook. The information may be used freely by the public with appropriate acknowledgement of its source, but shall not be modified in content and then presented as original material.

The maps produced used SPI values calculated from monthly rainfall totals from land stations and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data. Only land station data is used for the eastern Caribbean, described here as from Georgetown, Guyana in the south to Anguilla in the north. The Greater (and Western) Antilles is less represented by land stations. However efforts are being made to include more land stations from that part of the region. Note that the severity implied by the index is relative to what is normal for that period of consideration. Normal in the drier season reflects less rainfall than in the wetter season.

SPI Monitor November 2016

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November 2016

The islands of the eastern Caribbean were normal to above normal regarding the month’s rainfall. Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, Martinique, St. Kitts and St. Maarten were normal; Barbados very to extremely wet; St. Vincent exceptionally wet; St. Lucia moderate to exceptionally wet; Dominica normal to moderately wet; Guadeloupe normal to slightly wet; Antigua moderately wet; Anguilla, St. Croix and St. Thomas slightly wet. Guyana and Suriname were normal to exceptionally wet from north to south, while French Guiana ranged from extremely dry in the northwest to moderately wet in the south. Aruba was slightly wet, but Curacao moderate to very wet. Conditions in the Puerto Rico ranged from slightly wet in the south to exceptionally wet in the north, but in the Dominican Republic ranged from normal to exceptionally wet from south to north. Conditions in Jamaica were predominantly normal but with the western extreme ranging to extremely dry and the eastern extreme slightly wet, but Grand Cayman was exceptionally dry. Conditions in Cuba ranged from normal to exceptionally dry, while in Belize they ranged from very wet in the west to normal further east, north and south.

September to November 2016

For the three month period, mixed conditions were experienced in the islands of the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad and St. Maarten were moderately  dry; Grenada and St. Kitts slightly dry; Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Anguilla and St. Croix normal; Barbados very to extremely wet; St. Vincent extremely wet; St. Lucia slight to exceptionally wet; and Antigua and St. Thomas slightly wet. Exceptionally wet conditions dominated the interior of the Guianas, while coastal Guyana was predominantly normal,  but in the vicinity of Georgetown and the coastal border of Suriname and French Guiana were below normal. Aruba was normal, but Curacao moderately wet. Conditions in Puerto Rico ranged from moderately dry to exceptionally wet, but in the Dominican Republic they ranged from slight to exceptionally wet. Jamaica ranged from normal in central areas to slightly dry in the east and west, but Grand Cayman was exceptionally dry. Eastern Cuba was normal while normal to severely dry conditions were evident in the remainder of Cuba. Conditions in Belize ranged from slightly wet in the southwest to moderately dry in the northeast.

June to November 2016

Mixed conditions were experienced in the islands of the eastern Caribbean during the six month period. Trinidad was moderate to severely dry; Tobago slight to moderately dry; Grenada slightly dry; Barbados moderate to very wet; St. Vincent moderately wet; St. Lucia normal to exceptionally wet; Martinique slightly dry to slightly wet; Guadeloupe normal to slightly wet; Antigua slightly wet; St. Kitts and Anguilla normal; St. Maarten severely dry; St. Croix normal; and St. Thomas moderately wet. Large portions of the Guianas were exceptionally wet but got closer to normal (and even slightly dry) approaching the coast in some areas. Both Aruba and Curacao were normal. Conditions in Puerto Rico range from moderately dry in the southwest to moderately wet in the northeast, while in the Dominican Republic the range was from normal to exceptionally wet. Jamaica ranged from normal in central areas to slightly dry in the east and west, but Grand Cayman was exceptionally dry. Eastern Cuba was predominantly normal, central Cuba normal to moderately dry and western Cuba normal to above normal. Conditions in Belize ranged from slightly wet in the south to severely dry to the north.

December 2015 to November 2016

Mixed conditions were experienced in the islands of the eastern Caribbean during the twelve month period. Trinidad was normal to slightly dry; Grenada, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Antigua, Anguilla and St. Croix were normal; Tobago severe to extremely dry; Barbados and St. Vincent normal to moderately wet; St. Lucia slightly dry in the north to exceptionally wet in the south; Martinique slightly dry to moderately wet; St. Kitts slightly dry; St. Maarten extremely dry; and St. Thomas slightly wet. Normal to very wet conditions were predominant in the Guianas, apart from around Georgetown, Guyana that experienced below normal rainfall. Aruba was normal while Curacao was slightly dry. Western Puerto Rico was normal while the east was normal to very wet. The Dominican Republic was slight to extremely wet. Jamaica ranged from normal in central areas to slightly dry in the east and west, but Grand Cayman was exceptionally dry. Eastern Cuba was predominantly normal, while the west ranged from moderately dry to exceptionally wet. Central Belize was normal, with conditions becoming extremely dry in the south and severely dry in the north.

December 2014 to November 2016

Disclaimer

The information contained herein is provided with the understanding that The Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of the Outlook. The information may be used freely by the public with appropriate acknowledgement of its source, but shall not be modified in content and then presented as original material.

The maps produced used SPI values calculated from monthly rainfall totals from land stations and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data. Only land station data is used for the eastern Caribbean, described here as from Georgetown, Guyana in the south to Anguilla in the north. The Greater (and Western) Antilles is less represented by land stations. However efforts are being made to include more land stations from that part of the region. Note that the severity implied by the index is relative to what is normal for that period of consideration. Normal in the drier season reflects less rainfall than in the wetter season.