SPI Monitor September 2023

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September 2023

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

July to September 2023

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

April to September 2023

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

October 2022 to September 2023

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

October 2021 to September 2023

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

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Mean Temperature Anomalies June 2023

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June 2023

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

 

 

April to June 2023

Temperature anomalies were predominantly warmer than usual for April to June 2023 throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Grenada and St Maarten were between 0.25 to 0.75 o C warmer; Barbados ranged from 0 to 1.50 o C warmer; Saint Lucia was between 0.75 o C warmer to 0.25 o C cooler; Martinique was between 0.25 and 1.50 o C warmer; Dominica and St Thomas were between 0 and  0.75 o C warmer; Guadeloupe, Antigua and St Kitts were between 0 to 0.25 o C warmer; The Guianas ranged from 1.50 o C warmer to 0.25 o C cooler. Aruba was between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer and Curacao between 0.25 and 0.75 o C cooler. Puerto Rico ranged from 0.75 o C cooler to 1.50 o C warmer. The Dominican Republic was between 0.25 to 0.75 o C warmer. Jamaica ranged from 1.50 warmer to 0.75 o C cooler from west to east. Grand Cayman ranged from predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer to 0.25 o C warmer west to east. Northern Bahamas ranged from 0 to 1.50 o C warmer; and Belize ranged from 1.50 o C to 0.25 o C warmer.

 

January to June 2023

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

July 2022 to June 2023

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

Mean Temperature for June 2023

Mean Temperature for the Period July 2022 to June 2023

 

 

Mean Temperature Anomalies May 2023

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May 2023

There were mixed conditions during the month of May 2023 throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, St Kitts and St Thomas were between 0 to 0.75 o C warmer; Grenada and St Maarten were between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer;  Barbados and Martinique were between 0.25 to 1.50 o C  warmer; Saint Lucia was between 0.75o C warmer to 0.75 o C cooler; Dominica 0.75 o C warmer in the extreme southeast to 0.25 o C cooler; Guadeloupe was between 0.25 o C warmer to predominantly between 0 and 0.25 o C cooler; Antigua was between 0 and 0.25 o C warmer; St Croix was between 0.75 o C cooler to 0.25 o C warmer. Temperatures in the Guianas ranged from 0.25 o C cooler to 2.50 o C warmer. Aruba was between 0 and 0.75 o C warmer and Curacao between 0.25 and 0.75o C cooler. Puerto Rico ranged from 1.50 o C cooler to 2.50 o C warmer. The Dominican Republic was between 0.25 to 0.75 o C warmer. Jamaica ranged from 0.75 o C cooler in the southeast to 2.50 o C warmer in the northwest. Grand Cayman was 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas was 0.25 o C cooler to 0.75 o C warmer, and Belize was between 0.25 to 1.50 o C warmer.

 

March to May 2023

There were mixed conditions for March to May 2023 throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was predominantly between 0 and 0.25 o C warmer ranging to 0.75 o C warmer in the southeast; Barbados ranged from 0.25 o C cooler to 1.50 o C warmer; Grenada was between 0.25 to 0.75 o C warmer; Saint Lucia was between 0.75 o C warmer to 0.75 o C cooler; Martinique ranged from 0 to predominantly between 0.25 o C and 0.75 o C warmer; Dominica and St Thomas were between 0.25 warmer and 0.25 o C cooler; Guadeloupe and St Kitts were between 0  to 0.25 o C cooler; Antigua was between 0.25 to 0.75 o C cooler; St Maarten was between 0 and 0.25 o C warmer;  St Croix was between 1.50 to 0.25 o C cooler west to east. The Guianas ranged from 1.50 o C warmer in Guyana to 0.25 o C cooler in French Guiana. Aruba was between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer and Curacao between predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75 o C cooler ranging to and 1.50 o C cooler. Puerto Rico ranged from 0.75 o C warmer  to 0.75 o C cooler. The Dominican Republic ranged from 0.75 o C warmer to predominantly between 0 to 0.25 o C warmer. Jamaica ranged from 1.50 warmer to 1.50 o C cooler from west to east. Grand Cayman was between 1.50 o C and 0.25 o C warmer west to east. Northern Bahamas ranged from 0.25 o C to 2.50 o C warmer and Belize from 0.25 o C cooler to 1.50 o C warmer.

December 2022 to May 2023

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

 

June 2022 to May 2023

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

Mean Temperature for May 2023

Mean Temperature for the Period June 2022 to May 2023

 

 

SPI Monitor August 2023

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August 2023

Predominantly normal to below normal conditions were seen throughout the eastern Caribbean during the month of August, except for St Maarten and Anguilla which were moderately wet. Trinidad ranged from moderate to exceptionally dry; Grenada moderately dry; Barbados, Martinique, Antigua, St Kitts and St Croix normal; St Vincent moderate to predominantly slightly dry; Saint Lucia, Dominica, Guadeloupe and St Thomas slightly dry to normal. In the Guianas conditions ranged from mostly normal to exceptionally dry in northern parts of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana and to extremely wet in northwestern French Guiana, and to moderately wet in southern Guyana. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico ranged from slightly wet on the northwestern coast to slightly dry in the east. The Dominican Republic was predominantly exceptionally wet with extremely wet conditions in the extreme east. Jamaica ranged from slightly dry in the west to predominantly normal. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from normal in central areas to exceptionally wet in the west and east. Northern Bahamas was normal to moderately wet and Belize was normal.

June to August 2023

Conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were predominantly normal ranging to below normal, particularly in the south, during the three month period. Trinidad ranged from normal to exceptionally dry; Grenada ranged from severely dry on the southeastern border to predominantly moderately dry; Barbados, Saint Lucia, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Antigua, St Kitts, St Maarten, Anguilla and St Croix normal; St Vincent moderate to slightly dry; Dominica and St Thomas normal to slightly dry. The Guianas ranged from exceptionally wet in southern Guyana to exceptionally dry on the northern coast of Guyana, as well as central and northeastern areas of French Guiana. Aruba and curacao were normal. Puerto Rico ranged from slightly wet in the extreme west to moderately dry in the east. The Dominican Republic ranged from slight to exceptionally wet. Jamaica ranged from moderately dry in the west to predominantly normal. Grand Cayman was exceptionally dry. Cuba was mostly exceptionally wet ranging to normal in eastern areas. Northern Bahamas was slight to extremely wet and Belize was normal.

March to August 2023

Over the six month period conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were mostly normal ranging to below normal. Trinidad, Grenada, Barbados, St Vincent, saint Lucia, Martinique, Antigua, St Kitts, St Maarten and Anguilla normal; Dominica moderate to slightly dry; Guadeloupe slightly dry to predominantly normal; St Croix and St Thomas slightly dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from very wet in central Guyana to exceptionally dry in southeastern French Guiana. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico ranged from normal in the west to slightly dry in the east. The Dominican Republic ranged from normal in the west to very wet in the northeast. Jamaica ranged from slight to moderately dry south to north. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba was exceptionally wet in the west, ranging to extremely dry in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to exceptionally wet and Belize ranged from normal in central areas to slightly dry in the south and to extremely dry in the north.

September 2022 to August 2023

Conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were normal to above normal over the twelve month period. Trinidad ranged from normal in the southwest to exceptionally wet in the northeast; Grenada slight to predominantly moderately wet; Barbados, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Antigua, St Kitts, St Maarten, Anguilla, St Croix and St Thomas normal; St Vincent moderately wet; Saint Lucia and Dominica predominantly slightly wet ranging to normal. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet in southern Guyana and northwestern French Guiana to normal in the north and extreme eastern areas of French Guiana. Aruba and Curacao were slightly wet. Puerto Rico was slightly wet in the northwest and normal elsewhere. The Dominican Republic was moderately wet in the extreme southwest ranging to normal in northern areas. Jamaica was mostly normal ranging to slightly dry in the east. Grand Cayman ranged from moderate to predominantly severely 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 ranged from normal to exceptionally wet and Belize was moderately wet in the southwest ranging to moderately dry in the northeast.

September 2021 to August 2023

Over the two year period conditions were mostly normal to below normal in the north and above normal in the south of the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad moderate to exceptionally wet; Grenada very wet; Barbados predominantly severe ranging to extremely dry in the extreme southeast; St Vincent predominantly slightly wet ranging to normal in the north; Saint Lucia and St Thomas normal; Martinique, Dominica and St Croix slight to moderately dry; Guadeloupe, Antigua and Anguilla slightly dry to normal and St Kitts moderately dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet in most of Guyana as well as central and northeastern areas of French Guiana ranging to slightly dry in northern Suriname.  Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico ranged from moderately wet in the extreme northwest to normal in the east. The Dominican Republic ranged from mostly normal to moderately wet in the northwest.  Jamaica was mostly moderately dry ranging to slightly dry in the east. Grand Cayman was moderately dry. Cuba ranged from extremely dry in southcentral areas to exceptionally wet in the west and to very wet in the northeast. Northern Bahamas was exceptionally wet and Belize was moderately dry to normal south to 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.

SPI Monitor July 2023

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July 2023

During the month of July the central portion of the eastern Caribbean experienced normal to above normal rainfall, while the north and the south experienced normal to below normal Trinidad ranged from exceptionally wet to exceptionally dry southwest to northeast; Grenada, St Maarten and Anguilla moderately dry; Barbados and Dominica normal to slightly wet; St Vincent, St Croix and St Thomas slightly dry; Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe and Antigua normal; Martinique slight to moderately wet and St Kitts normal to slightly dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from very wet in southern Guyana to exceptionally dry in southcentral French Guiana. Aruba was normal and Curacao slightly wet. Puerto Rico ranged from normal to slightly dry; The Dominican Republic was very wet in central areas ranging to moderately wet in the west and to slightly wet in the east. Jamaica ranged from exceptionally dry in the west to moderately wet in the east. Grand Cayman was predominantly moderately dry ranging to severely dry in the east. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the extreme west to extremely dry in southeastern areas. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to very wet and Belize ranged from exceptionally wet in the extreme east to normal in southern and northern areas.

May to July 2023

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

February to July 2023

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

August 2022 to July 2023

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

August 2021 to July 2023

There were different experiences in conditions between the normal to below normal  in northeastern areas of the Caribbean and normal to above normal  in the southern portion over the two year period. Trinidad predominantly exceptional to extremely wet; Grenada, Dominica and St Thomas normal; Barbados, Martinique and Anguilla slight to moderately dry; St Vincent slightly wet; Saint Lucia slightly wet to predominantly normal; Guadeloupe slight to extremely dry; Antigua and St Kitts severe to moderately dry; St Croix and St Maarten moderately dry. In the Guianas, conditions were predominantly exceptionally wet in Guyana and French Guiana ranging to slightly dry in northern areas of Suriname. Aruba was extremely wet and Curacao was very to extremely wet. Puerto Rico ranged from moderately dry in the south to normal in the north. The Dominican Republic was normal. Jamaica ranged from normal in the northwest to exceptionally dry in the east. Grand Cayman ranged from predominantly normal to slightly dry. Cuba ranged from extremely wet in the west to severely dry in the east. Northern Bahamas was exceptionally wet to normal and Belize ranged from predominantly normal to severely dry in the north and to moderately wet in the east.

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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.

SPI Change July 2023

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