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Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology
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SPI Monitor October 2015
/1 Comment/in Climate Monitoring, SPI Monitor /by Wayne DepradineSPI Discussion October 2015
October 2015
Apart from Tobago that was moderately wet, rainfall in islands of the eastern Caribbean was normal to below normal. Trinidad and St. Lucia were moderate to slightly dry; Grenada, St. Vincent, Antigua, St. Kitts, Anguilla and St. Croix normal; Barbados and St. Maarten moderately dry; Dominica exceptionally dry. Guyana was moderately wet in the northern extreme and below normal in the east with the remainder being normal. Aruba was severely dry while conditions in Puerto Rico ranged from slightly wet in the southwest to moderately dry in the east. Conditions in the Dominican Republic ranged from normal in the south to moderately dry in the north, but Jamaica ranged from moderately wet in the west to normal in the east. Grand Cayman was normal. Conditions in Cuba ranged from moderately dry in the west to moderately wet in the east, while Belize was normal.
August to October 2015
May to October 2015
November 2014 to October 2015
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 September 2015
/in Climate Monitoring, SPI Monitor /by Wayne DepradineSPI Discussion September 2015
September 2015
Normal to below normal rainfall was experienced over the eastern Caribbean and Guyana for the month. Trinidad and St. Maarten were exceptionally dry; Tobago, Barbados, St. Vincent and St. Lucia normal; Grenada and St. Kitts moderately dry; Dominica and St. Croix severely dry; Antigua slightly dry; Anguilla extremely dry; and Guyana ranging from moderately dry in the west to normal in the north and east. Aruba was severely dry, while Puerto Rico was predominantly normal. Most of the Dominican Republic was dominated by extreme to exceptionally dry conditions, apart from the east where areas received normal rainfall. Central Jamaica was normal while the western areas were slight to moderately dry and the eastern slight to extremely dry. Grand Cayman was extremely dry, but conditions in Cuba ranged from extremely dry in the west to normal in the east. Rainfall in Belize ranged from moderately dry in the west to normal in the east, south and north.
July to September 2015
April to September 2015
October 2014 to September 2015
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.
Decile Monitor June 2015
/in Climate Monitoring, Decile Monitor /by Wayne Depradine****Important Notice****
Routine discussions on deciles will recommence in late 2015 but the maps will continue to be updated.
June 2015
April to June 2015
January to June 2015
July 2014 to June 2015
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 Decile values calculated from monthly rainfall totals from land stations and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data. 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.
Decile Monitor May 2015
/in Climate Monitoring, Decile Monitor /by Wayne Depradine****Important Notice****
Routine discussions on deciles will recommence in late 2015 but the maps will continue to be updated.
May 2015
March to May 2015
December 2014 to May 2015
June 2014 to May 2015
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 Decile values calculated from monthly rainfall totals from land stations and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data. 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.
Decile Monitor January 2015
/in Climate Monitoring, Decile Monitor /by Wayne Depradine****Important Notice****
Routine discussions on deciles will recommence in late 2015 but the maps will continue to be updated.
January 2015
November 2014 to January 2015
August 2014 to January 2015
February 2014 to January 2015
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 Decile values calculated from monthly rainfall totals from land stations and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data. 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 August 2015
/in Climate Monitoring, SPI Monitor /by Wayne DepradineSPI Discussion August 2015
August 2015
Mixed conditions were experienced in the eastern Caribbean and Guyana for August. Trinidad, St. Kitts, Anguilla and St. Croix were normal; Tobago slightly dry; Grenada and Barbados severely dry; St. Vincent, Antigua and St. Maarten moderately dry; St. Lucia extremely dry; Dominica moderately wet; and Guyana ranging from extremely wet in the north to moderately dry in the east. Aruba was extremely dry, but Puerto Rico normal. The Dominican Republic was predominantly normal except for the extreme north that was slightly dry and the extreme west and east that were slightly wet. Conditions in Jamaica ranged from very wet in central areas to exceptionally dry in the east and extremely dry in the west. Western Cuba was normal to severely dry and eastern Cuba normal to very wet. Grand Cayman was exceptionally dry, but Belize was extremely dry in the south and exceptionally dry in the north.
June to August 2015
March to August 2015
September 2014 to August 2015
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 July 2015
/in Climate Monitoring, SPI Monitor /by SherikaSPI Discussion July 2015 2015
July 2015
Normal to below normal rainfall was experienced for the month in the islands of the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Grenada, St. Vincent and St. Lucia were normal; Tobago, Barbados and Anguilla severely dry; Dominica, Antigua, St. Maarten and St. Croix exceptionally dry; and St. Kitts moderately dry. Guyana was exceptionally wet. Aruba was normal, but conditions in Puerto Rico ranged from moderate to exceptionally dry. Conditions in the Dominican Republic ranged from normal in the north to exceptionally dry in the south and east, while those in Jamaica ranged from slightly wet in north-central areas to slightly dry to the east and moderately dry to the west. Grand Cayman was extremely dry. Central Cuba was moderately dry, and varying to normal to the east and west, apart from east central areas that were severely dry. In Belize conditions ranged from slightly dry in the south to exceptionally dry to the north.
May to July 2015
February to July 2015
August 2014 to July 2015
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 June 2015
/in Climate Monitoring, SPI Monitor /by SherikaSPI Discussion June 2015
June 2015
Apart from Trinidad that was moderate to very wet, the islands of the eastern Caribbean were normal to below normal (and particularly below normal). Tobago, Grenada and Anguilla were slightly dry; Barbados, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Maarten and St. Croix were moderately dry; St. Kitts normal; and Dominica extremely dry. Conditions in Guyana ranged from extremely wet in the west to slightly wet in the east. Both Aruba was normal, but Puerto Rico slightly dry. The Dominican Republic ranged from extremely dry in the south to moderately wet in the north. Conditions in Jamaica ranged from slight to extremely dry. Grand Cayman was moderately wet, but Cuba was predominantly normal, though to the extreme east slight to severely dry conditions existed. In Belize conditions were moderately wet in central areas becoming progressively drier to the north and south to normal.
April to June 2015
January to June 2015
July 2014 to June 2015
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 May 2015
/1 Comment/in Climate Monitoring, SPI Monitor /by Wayne DepradineSPI Discussion May 2015
May 2015
Normal to below normal conditions persisted in the islands of the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was normal to slightly dry; Tobago, Barbados, St. Vincent severely dry; St. Lucia, Dominica and St. Kitts extremely dry; Antigua and St. Maarten moderately dry; Anguilla normal and St. Croix slightly dry. Guyana was exceptionally wet in the west and extremely wet in the east. Aruba was severely dry, while Puerto Rico was predominantly moderately dry. Conditions in the Dominican Republic ranged from extremely dry in the west to normal in the east. Central portions of Jamaica were normal while the extreme west and east were slightly to severely dry. Grand Cayman was slightly dry. Though rainfall in Cuba was predominantly normal, western and southern areas were below normal. Conditions in Belize ranged from exceptionally dry in the south to normal in the north.
March to May 2015
December 2014 to May 2015
June 2014 to May 2015
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 April 2015
/in Climate Monitoring, SPI Monitor /by Wayne DepradineSPI Discussion April 2015
April 2015
The eastern Caribbean and Guyana were normal to below normal apart from St. Vincent and St. Lucia that were moderately wet. Trinidad, Tobago and St. Kitts were normal; Grenada, Antigua and Anguilla moderately dry; Barbados normal to slightly dry; Dominica extremely dry; St. Maarten and St. Croix slightly dry; and Guyana normal in the west and slightly dry in the east. Aruba was normal while Puerto Rico was normal to slightly dry. The Dominican Republic was predominantly normal, but conditions in Jamaica ranged from normal in the west to extremely dry in the east. Grand Cayman was slightly dry. Conditions in Belize ranged from severely dry in the south to slightly wet in the north.
February to April 2015
November 2014 to April 2015
May 2014 to April 2015
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.