Mean Temperature Anomalies March 2024

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March 2024

Temperature anomalies were warmer than usual for March 2024 throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Tobago, Saint Lucia, St Kitts, St Maarten, St Thomas and St Croix were between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer; Grenada, Martinique and Guadeloupe were between 0.75 and 2.50 o C warmer; Barbados and Dominica were 1.50 to 2.50 o C warmer; Antigua was between 1.50 to 0.25 o C warmer. Temperatures in the Guianas ranged from 0.75 o C warmer to over 2.50 o C warmer. Aruba and Curacao were between 1.50 and 2.50 o C warmer. Puerto Rico was predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer, ranging from 0.25 o C warmer in the southwest to 2.50 o C warmer in the northwest. The Dominican Republic was between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer. Jamaica was 0 to 1.50 o C warmer. Grand Cayman was between 1.50 and 2.50 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0.25 to 2.50 o C warmer and Belize 0.25 to over 2.50 o C.

 

 

January to March 2024

Temperature anomalies were warmer than usual over the three-month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, St Thomas and St Croix were between 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer; Barbados was between 1.50 and 2.50 o C warmer; Guadeloupe was predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer, ranging to 0.25 o C warmer in the north; Antigua, St Kitts and St Maarten were between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer. The Guianas ranged from over 2.50 to 0.75 o C warmer. Aruba was between 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer. Curacao ranged from 1.50 to predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer. Puerto Rico was between 2.50 to 0.75 o C warmer west to east. The Dominican Republic ranged from 0.25 to 2.50 o C warmer west to east. Jamaica and Grand Cayman were between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0 and 1.50 o C warmer. Belize was between 0.75 and 2.50 o C warmer.

 

 

October 2023 to March 2024

Temperature anomalies were warmer than usual for October 2023 to March 2024 throughout the eastern Caribbean, except for St. Croix which was between 0.25 o C cooler to 0.25 o C warmer. Trinidad was between 2.50 and 0.75 o C warmer; Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Antigua and St Kitts were between 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer; Saint Lucia and St Maarten were between 0.25 and 1.50 o C warmer; St Thomas was between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer.  The Guianas ranged from over 2.50 o C to 0.75 o C warmer. Aruba was between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer, and Curacao was between1.50 and 0.25 o C warmer. Puerto Rico was between 0.25 o C cooler to 2.50 o C warmer. The Dominican Republic was between 1.50 to 0.25 o C warmer. Jamaica ranged from 2.50 o C warmer to predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer. Grand Cayman was between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0 and 2.50 o C warmer. Belize was between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer.

 

 

April 2023 to March 2024

Temperature anomalies were warmer than usual over the twelve-month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was between 2.50 o C warmer to predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer; Tobago, Grenada, Dominica, Guadeloupe and Antigua were between 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer; Barbados, Martinique, St Kitts and St Thomas were between 0.25 and 1.50 o C warmer. Saint Lucia and St Maarten were between 0.25 to 0.75 o C warmer; St Croix was between 0 and 0.75 o C warmer. The Guianas ranged from 0.75 to 2.50 o C warmer. Aruba was between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer, and Curacao was between 1.50 o C and 0.25 o C warmer. Puerto Rico ranged from 0.25 o C cooler to 1.50 o C warmer. The Dominican Republic ranged from 1.50 to 0.25 o C warmer. Jamaica and Grand Cayman were between 0.75 o C and 1.50 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0 and 2.50 o C warmer.  Belize was between 0.75 and 2.50 o C warmer.

 

 

Mean Temperature for March 2024

Mean Temperature for the Period April 2023 to March 2024

SPEI March 2024

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SPI Monitor March 2024

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March 2024

Conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were mixed during the month of March. Trinidad ranged from extremely dry in the south to extremely wet in the north; Tobago extremely wet to severely dry; Grenada extreme to moderately wet; Barbados, St Vincent, Saint Lucia, Martinique, St Maarten and Anguilla normal; Dominica slightly dry to normal; Guadeloupe normal to very wet; Antigua slightly wet to normal; St Kitts moderate to slightly wet; St Croix moderate to slightly dry and St Thomas slightly dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from moderately wet in southwestern Guyana to exceptionally dry in northern Guyana and extremely dry in the vicinity of the northern Suriname/French Guiana border. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico was predominantly normal ranging to slightly dry in the east. The Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Grand Cayman were normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the west to moderately dry in the extreme east. Northern Bahamas ranged from slight to extremely wet and Belize from normal in central areas to extremely dry on the southeastern coastal areas and to exceptionally dry in the north.

January to March 2024

Mixed conditions were seen over the three month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Tobago and St Thomas were moderately dry; Grenada normal; Barbados slightly dry; St Vincent and Saint Lucia normal to slightly wet; Martinique and Dominica normal to moderately dry; Guadeloupe normal to exceptionally wet; Antigua extreme to very wet; St Kitts very to moderately wet; St. Maarten very to slightly wet; Anguilla moderately wet to normal and St Croix moderate to slightly dry. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from extremely wet in southern Guyana to extremely dry in central and eastern areas of French Guiana and in the vicinity of the Suriname border. Aruba was slightly dry and Curacao slightly dry to normal. Puerto Rico ranged from normal to very wet. The Dominican Republic was mostly slightly dry ranging to moderately dry in east central areas and to normal in the extreme south. Jamaica was mostly normal ranging to slightly wet in the south. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the west to slightly dry in the extreme east. Northern Bahamas was normal to exceptionally wet and Belize extremely dry in the south ranging to moderately wet in the north.

October 2023 to March 2024

Over the six month period in the eastern Caribbean mixed conditions were seen. Trinidad was slight to severely dry; Tobago severely dry; Grenada predominantly moderate to slightly dry in the extreme north; Barbados and Guadeloupe normal to slightly wet; St Vincent, Saint Lucia, Martinique, St Kitts, St Maarten and Anguilla normal; Dominica slightly wet; Antigua slight to moderately wet; St Croix moderately dry and St Thomas predominantly slightly dry to normal. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from slightly wet to exceptionally dry. Aruba and curacao were normal. Puerto Rico ranged from normal in the southeast to extremely wet in the north. The Dominican Republic ranged from slightly dry to slightly wet from west to east. Jamaica was mostly normal ranging to moderately wet in the east. Grand Cayman was slightly wet. Cuba was exceptionally wet in the west ranging to moderately dry in the extreme east. Northern Bahamas ranged from moderate to extremely wet and Belize  from very wet in the south to normal in northeastern areas.

April 2023 to March 2024

Normal to below normal conditions were experienced over the twelve month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad and Guadeloupe were moderate to severely dry; Tobago and Dominica moderately dry; Grenada, Barbados, Saint Lucia, St Kitts, St Maarten, Anguilla, and St Thomas normal; St Vincent and Antigua moderate to slightly dry; Martinique normal to moderately dry and St Croix mostly slightly dry to normal. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from predominantly normal in Guyana to exceptionally dry in the north of Guyana, eastern parts of Suriname and western areas of French Guiana. Aruba was slightly dry and Curacao was normal. Puerto Rico ranged from extremely dry in the south to normal in the north. The Dominican Republic ranged from extremely wet in southwestern areas to normal in northern and eastern areas. Jamaica ranged from moderately dry in the west to normal in the east. Grand Cayman was slight to moderately dry. Cuba ranged from exceptionally dry in west central areas to exceptionally wet in the west and to slightly wet in the extreme east. Northern Bahamas was normal to exceptionally wet and Belize from moderately dry to normal from south to north.

April 2022 to March 2024

Apart from St Vincent and Saint Lucia that were normal to slightly wet, normal to below normal conditions prevailed over the two year period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Antigua and St Thomas and St Maarten normal; St Kitts slight to predominantly moderately dry, Anguilla slightly dry to predominantly normal and St Croix moderately dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet to severely dry. Aruba and curacao were normal. Puerto Rico ranged from moderately dry in the south to slightly wet in the north. The Dominican Republic ranged from normal in the west to moderately wet in the east/northeast. Jamaica was mostly normal ranging to moderately dry in the extreme east. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the west to severely dry in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to exceptionally wet and Belize from moderately wet in the south to moderately dry in the north.

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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.

 

 

Mean Temperature Anomalies February 2024

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February 2024

Temperature anomalies were warmer than usual for February 2024 throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Martinique and Dominica were between 0.75 to 2.50 o C warmer; Tobago, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe and Antigua were between 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer; Grenada was between 1.50 to 2.50 o C warmer; St Kitts was between 1.50 and 0.25 o C warmer; St Maarten and St Thomas were between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer; St Croix ranged from 0 to predominantly between 0.25 to 0.75 o C warmer. Temperatures in the Guianas ranged from 0.75 o C warmer to over 2.50 o C warmer. Aruba was between was between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer and Curacao ranged from 1.50 o C to predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer. Puerto Rico was between 2.50 to 0.25 o C warmer. The Dominican Republic ranged from 1.50 o C warmer to 0.25 o C cooler in the north. Jamaica was mostly cooler than usual, ranging from 0.25 o C warmer to 1.50 o C cooler. Grand Cayman was between 0 and 0.25 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 1.50 o C warmer to 0.75 o C cooler and Belize was between 2.50 o C cooler to over 2.50 o C warmer southeast to northwest.

Temperature anomalies were warmer than usual over the three-month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was between 1.50 to 2.50 o C warmer; Tobago was between 2.50 and 0.75 o C warmer; Grenada, Barbados, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Antigua and St Kitts were between 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer; Saint Lucia and St Maarten were between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer; St Thomas was between 0 and 0.75 o C warmer, and St Croix was between 0.25 o C cooler to 0.25 o C warmer. The Guianas ranged from 0.75 to over 2.50 o C warmer. Aruba was between 0.25 to 0.75 o C warmer. Curacao was between 1.50 and 0.25 o C warmer. Puerto Rico ranged from 0.25 o C cooler to 1.50 o C warmer. The Dominican Republic ranged from 1.50 o C warmer to predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer. Jamaica was between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer. Grand Cayman was between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0.75 o C cooler and 2.50 o C warmer. Belize was between 2.50 o C cooler and 2.50 o C warmer.

Temperature anomalies were warmer than usual for September 2023 to February 2024 throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was between 1.50 and 2.50 o C warmer; Tobago was predominantly between 1.50 and 2.50 o C warmer, ranging to 0.75 o C warmer in the extreme northeast; Grenada ranged from 2.50 o C warmer to predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer, Barbados, Martinique, Dominica, St Thomas and St. Croix 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; Antigua was between 0 and 0.25 o C warmer; St Kitts and St Maarten were between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer.  The Guianas ranged from 0.75 o C to over 2.50 o C warmer. Aruba was between 0.25 and 1.50 o C warmer, and Curacao was 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 1.50 to 0.25 o C warmer. Jamaica and Grand Cayman were between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0 and 0.75 o C warmer. Belize was between 0.25 and 1.50 o C warmer.

Temperature anomalies were warmer than usual over the twelve-month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, Dominica, Guadeloupe and Antigua were between 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer; Barbados, Saint Lucia, St Maarten and St Thomas were between 0.25 to 0.75 o C warmer; Martinique and St Kitts were predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer, ranging to 1.50 o C warmer; St Croix was between 0 and 0.75 o C warmer. The Guianas ranged from 0.75 to 2.50 o C warmer. Aruba was between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer, and Curacao was between 1.50 o C to predominantly between 0.25 o C and 0.75 o C warmer. Puerto Rico ranged from 0.25 o C cooler to 1.50 o C. The Dominican Republic was predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer ranging to 1.50 o C warmer in the east. Jamaica and Grand Cayman were between 0.75 o C and 1.50 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0 and 2.50 o C warmer.  Belize was predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer, ranging to 2.50 o C warmer.

Mean Temperature for February 2024

Mean Temperature for the Period March 2023 to February 2024

 

SPI Monitor February 2024

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February 2024

Mixed conditions were seen throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean during the month of February, with a normal to below south and a normal to above normal north of the chain. Trinidad was severe to exceptionally dry; Tobago exceptional to predominantly extremely dry; Grenada and St Croix moderately dry; Barbados extreme to severely dry; St Vincent normal; Saint Lucia predominantly normal to slightly dry in the extreme north; Martinique moderately dry to normal; Dominica moderate to extremely wet; Guadeloupe very to extremely wet; Antigua, St Kitts, St Maarten and Anguilla exceptionally wet and St Thomas slight to moderately dry. In the Guianas conditions ranged from moderately wet in southwestern Guyana to exceptionally dry over the central border regions of Suriname/French Guiana. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico ranged from exceptionally wet in western and northern areas to normal in the east. The Dominican Republic ranged from mostly normal to slightly wet in the south, slightly dry in the north and to very wet in the extreme east. Jamaica ranged from normal in the west to extremely wet in the east. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba was mostly normal ranging to slightly wet in the west and to moderately wet in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to very wet and Belize was mostly normal ranging to slightly wet in the northwest and to extremely dry along the eastern coastline.

December 2023 to February 2024

Mixed conditions were experienced over the three month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was predominantly normal to moderately dry; Tobago severe to slightly dry; Grenada severely dry; Barbados moderately wet in the extreme south to predominantly very wet; St Vincent, St Kitts, St Maarten, Anguilla, St Croix and St Thomas normal; Saint Lucia, Dominica and Guadeloupe moderately wet to normal; Martinique normal to moderately dry and Antigua slight to moderately wet. The Guianas were predominantly drier than usual, ranging from normal to extremely dry. Aruba and curacao were normal. Puerto Rico was mostly normal ranging to moderately dry in the extreme southwest. The Dominican Republic ranged from mostly normal to slightly dry in the east. Jamaica and Grand cayman were normal. Cuba ranged from extremely wet in the west to normal in the extreme southeast. Northern Bahamas ranged from slight to very wet and Belize was slightly dry in the southeast ranging to very wet in the northwest.

 

 

September 2023 to February 2024

Normal to below normal rainfall was experienced throughout the eastern Caribbean over the six month period. Trinidad ranged from moderate to exceptionally dry; Tobago exceptionally dry; Grenada predominantly slightly dry ranging to moderately dry in the east; Barbados, Martinique, Dominica, St Maarten and Anguilla normal; St Vincent and St Thomas slightly dry; Saint Lucia and St Kitts slightly dry to mostly normal; Guadeloupe normal to moderately dry; Antigua predominantly normal to slightly wet and St Croix moderately dry. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from normal to exceptionally dry. Aruba was normal to slightly wet and Curacao was normal. Puerto Rico ranged from normal to moderately wet from south to north. The Dominican Republic ranged from moderately dry in the west to normal in the east. Jamaica was normal. Grand Cayman was slightly wet. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the west to moderately dry in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from slight to very wet and Belize from very wet in the south to normal in the north.

 

 

March 2023 to February 2024

Over the twelve month period, normal to below normal conditions were experienced throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Tobago and Grenada were severely dry; Barbados, Saint Lucia, Antigua, St Kitts, St Maarten, Anguilla and St Thomas normal; St Vincent moderate to slightly dry; Martinique normal to moderately dry; Dominica predominantly moderate to slightly dry; Guadeloupe slightly dry to predominantly normal and St Croix moderate to mostly slightly dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from extremely wet in southern Guyana to exceptionally dry in central areas of French Guiana and the central border with Suriname. Aruba was slightly dry and Curacao was normal. Puerto Rico ranged from exceptionally dry in the extreme south to normal in the north. The Dominican Republic ranged from extremely wet in the west to slightly dry in the extreme southeast. Jamaica was normal. Grand Cayman was predominantly normal ranging to slightly dry in the east. Cuba was exceptionally dry in west central areas ranging to exceptionally wet in the west and to extremely wet in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from moderately wet to mostly exceptionally wet and Belize from moderately dry to normal from south to north.

 

March 2022 to February 2024

Apart from a few islands in the south that were slightly wet, predominantly normal to below normal conditions were experienced over the two year period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, Martinique, Antigua, Anguilla and St Thomas were normal; St Vincent slightly wet; Saint Lucia slightly wet to normal; Dominica and St Maarten normal to slightly dry; Guadeloupe and St Kitts slight to moderately dry and st Croix moderately dry. In the Guianas, conditions were mostly moderately wet ranging to exceptionally wet in southern Guyana and to slightly dry in southeastern French Guiana. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico was predominantly normal ranging to severely dry in the extreme south and to slightly wet on the northern coastline. The Dominican Republic ranged from normal in the west to very wet in the extreme northeast. Jamaica was mostly normal ranging to moderately dry in the east. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the west to extremely dry in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to exceptionally wet and Belize very wet in the south ranging to moderately dry in the north.

 

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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.