January 2020

Normal to above normal rainfall was experienced in most of the islands of the eastern Caribbean, during the month of January. Trinidad, Barbados, St Vincent, St Lucia, Martinique were normal; Tobago normal to slightly wet; Grenada  normal to slightly dry; Dominica moderate to extremely wet; Guadeloupe moderately wet to normal from west to east; Antigua and St Croix, slight to moderately wet; St Kitts extremely wet; St Maarten very wet and St Thomas moderately wet. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from normal in northern Suriname and northeast Guyana to extremely dry in northern Guyana and exceptionally dry in the north east and northwest areas of French Guiana. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico was normal to exceptionally wet from west to east. Hispaniola ranged from extremely dry in the south to very wet in the north of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica was mostly normal with the exception of slightly dry conditions in west central areas. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba was predominantly normal, with the exception of a small area on the north eastern border which was slightly dry. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to moderately dry and Belize predominantly normal with the exception of slightly wet conditions in central areas.

November 2019 to January 2020

Mixed conditions prevailed in the eastern Caribbean over the three month period. Trinidad, Grenada, Martinique and St Croix were normal to slightly dry; Tobago, Antigua, St Maarten and St Thomas normal; Barbados and Guadeloupe normal to moderately dry; St Vincent severe to extremely dry; St Lucia moderate to severely dry; Dominica moderately wet to normal from south to north; and St Kitts normal to slightly wet. In the Guianas, conditions were mostly normal with the exception of slight to moderately wet conditions in the southern parts of Guyana to a slightly wet area in southeast French Guiana, slight to severely dry conditions in northern Guyana and north eastern French Guiana and slight to exceptionally dry in eastern Suriname and western French Guiana. Aruba was moderately dry and Curacao slight to moderately dry. In Puerto Rico moderately wet conditions prevailed with the exception of slightly dry conditions on the east to south east coast. Hispaniola ranged from slightly wet in north western Haiti to extremely dry in central Dominican Republic and to normal in the extreme east. Jamaica was predominantly normal with the exception of the northwest which was slightly dry. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba was mostly normal apart from slight to moderately dry conditions in the southeast and slight to moderately wet in the east. Northern Bahamas was normal and Belize normal in central areas to slightly dry in the north and to moderately dry in the west.

August 2019 to January 2020

Apart from Dominica hat was normal to slightly wet, normal to below normal rainfall prevailed over the eastern Caribbean for the six month period. Trinidad ranged from slight to moderately dry from west to east,; Tobago, Antigua, St Kitts, St Thomas and St Maarten normal; Grenada slight to moderately dry; St Vincent exceptionally dry; Barbados extreme to exceptionally dry; St. Lucia severe to exceptionally dry; Martinique normal to severely dry from south to north; Guadeloupe normal to exceptionally dry from west to east; and St Croix severe to extremely dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from normal to moderately wet, with the exception of slight to severely dry conditions in northern Guyana and eastern French Guiana, as well as slight to exceptionally dry areas in the vicinity of the northern Suriname/French Guiana border. Aruba was slightly dry and Curacao moderately dry. Puerto Rico was predominantly normal with slightly wet conditions in the northern areas. Hispaniola ranged from exceptionally dry in central Dominican Republic to slightly dry in the east and to normal for the majority of Haiti, except for a small area in the southwest which was slightly dry. Jamaica was mostly normal except for slightly dry conditions in the northwest, whereas Grand Cayman was extremely dry. Cuba ranged from moderately dry in west-central areas to slightly wet in the west and in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal in in the south to extremely dry in the north. Belize was normal in the south to extremely dry in the northwest.

February 2019 to January 2020

Normal to below normal rainfall prevailed throughout the eastern Caribbean over the twelve month period. Trinidad ranged from extreme to moderately dry from northwest to southeast; Tobago normal to moderately dry; Grenada, St Maarten and St Thomas slightly dry; Barbados severe to exceptionally dry; St Vincent moderately dry; St Lucia extreme to exceptionally dry; Martinique moderate to severely dry; Dominica slightly dry to normal from south to north; Guadeloupe normal to extremely dry; Antigua normal; St Kitts slight to moderately dry; St Croix severely dry. In the Guianas, Guyana mostly ranged from normal to very wet with the exception of north which was slight to moderately dry; areas in the vicinity of the northern Suriname/French Guiana border ranged from slight to exceptionally dry. Aruba was moderately dry and Curacao moderate to severely dry. Puerto Rico ranged from moderately dry in the extreme southwest to normal in central and eastern areas, and Hispaniola from slightly dry in south central areas to exceptionally dry in the west of Haiti, and to extremely dry in eastern Dominican Republic. Jamaica ranged from slightly dry in west-central and eastern areas to slightly wet in the west. Grand Cayman was moderate to severely dry. Cuba ranged from normal to moderately wet in west and from slight to exceptionally dry in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from moderately wet in the south to extremely dry in the north. Belize ranged from normal in the south to exceptionally dry in the north.

February 2018 to January 2020

Normal to below normal rainfall totals were experienced throughout the eastern Caribbean, over the two year period. Trinidad was slight to extremely dry from southeast to northwest; Tobago and Martinique moderate to severely dry; Grenada and St Thomas slightly dry; Barbados extreme to exceptionally dry; St Vincent severe to extremely dry; St Lucia exceptionally dry; Dominica and Antigua slightly dry to normal; Guadeloupe normal to extremely dry from west to east; St Kitts slight to moderately dry; St Maarten and St Croix, moderately dry. Conditions in the Guianas ranged predominantly from normal to moderately wet, with the exception of northern Guyana which was slight to exceptionally dry and areas along the Suriname/French Guiana border which were slight to moderately dry. Aruba and Curacao were moderately dry. Puerto Rico ranged from moderately dry in the west to normal in the east; and Hispaniola from exceptionally dry in Haiti and southern Dominican Republic to moderately dry north central Dominican Republic. Jamaica, though predominantly normal, was slightly wet in the extreme west, slight to severely dry in the east and slight to moderately dry in the North West, while Grand Cayman was severely dry. Cuba ranged from moderately wet in the west to exceptionally dry in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from moderately wet in the south to extremely dry in the north. Belize ranged from normal in the south to exceptionally dry in the north.

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December 2019

Mixed conditions were seen throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean in the month of December. Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada and Antigua were normal; St Vincent slightly dry; St Lucia and St Croix normal to slightly dry; Barbados slight to moderately dry from north to south; Martinique predominantly normal with the exception of the extreme northern border which was slight to moderately wet; Dominica slight to exceptionally wet from the north east to the south west; Guadeloupe normal to very wet from east to west; St Kitts and St Maarten slight to moderately wet; and St Thomas very wet. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from slightly dry in northwest and northeast Guyana to extremely wet in southern Guyana and to exceptionally wet in south-eastern French Guiana. Curacao was normal. Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and Jamaica were normal to moderately wet, Grand Cayman was normal, while Cuba was predominantly normal with the exception of the extreme northwest that was slightly wet and some east central areas which were slight to moderately dry. Northern Bahamas was moderate to very wet. Belize, though mostly normal, was slightly wet in the east and slight to severely dry on the western border.

October to December 2019

Over the three month period, conditions in the eastern Caribbean were normal to below normal. Trinidad was normal to moderately dry from the south west to the north east; Tobago, Anguilla, St Maarten, and Dominica normal; Grenada, Martinique and St. Thomas normal to slightly dry; St Vincent and St. Croix severely dry; Barbados, St Lucia and Guadeloupe moderate to extremely dry; St Kitts slight to moderately dry from south to north, Conditions in the Guianas ranged from severely dry in the northern extreme of Guyana to extremely wet in the southern extreme of Guyana and central French Guiana. Curacao was moderately dry.  Puerto Rico was normal in the extreme north west to moderately dry in the south east , whereas Hispaniola was moderately dry in central Dominican Republic to normal in eastern Dominican Republic and most of Haiti. Jamaica was moderately dry in the northwest to normal in the west and east, whereas Grand Cayman normal. Cuba ranged from moderately dry in west central areas to slightly wet in the west and normal in the east. Northern Bahamas was normal to very wet from south to north. In Belize, conditions ranged from moderately wet in the south to slightly dry in the north and west.

July to December 2019

Rainfall over the six month period in the eastern Caribbean was normal to below normal for the greater part. Trinidad was normal to severely dry; Tobago, Grenada, Dominica, and St Kitts normal to slightly dry; St Vincent extreme to exceptionally dry; Barbados severe to exceptionally dry from north to south; St Lucia moderate to extremely dry; Martinique normal in the south to moderately dry in the north; Guadeloupe normal in the west to exceptionally dry in the east;, Antigua, Anguilla and St Maarten were normal; St Croix was severe to extremely dry; and St Thomas slightly wet. In the Guianas, conditions mainly ranged from normal to exceptionally wet, with the exception of a slightly dry area in the extreme north of Guyana and slight to moderately dry conditions at the northern Suriname/French Guiana border. Curacao was moderately dry. Puerto Rico was predominantly normal, with the exception of the extreme south-western border which was slightly dry. Hispaniola ranged from normal over most of Haiti to exceptionally dry in east-central Dominican Republic. Jamaica was normal to moderately dry, whereas Grand Cayman was extremely dry.   Conditions in Cuba were normal to moderately wet from the central areas to the east, and to the west, with the exception of slightly dry conditions in the west-central area. Northern Bahamas ranged from very wet to extremely dry. Belize ranged from slightly dry in the south to exceptionally dry in the north.

January to December 2019

Rainfall in the eastern Caribbean over the twelve month period was normal to below normal. Trinidad ranged from moderately dry in the extreme south east to extremely dry in the North West; Tobago was normal in the west to moderately dry in the east; Grenada and St Thomas were slightly dry; St Vincent, Martinique and St Kitts moderate to severely; Barbados extreme to exceptionally dry; St Lucia exceptionally dry; Dominica slight to severely dry from north to south; Guadeloupe normal in the west to exceptionally dry in the east; Antigua normal; St Maarten slight to moderately dry from west to east; and St Croix severely dry. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from extremely wet in central Guyana to exceptionally dry in the extreme northeast of French Guiana. Curacao was severe to extremely dry. Puerto Rico ranged from severely dry in the west to slightly dry in the east. Conditions in Hispaniola ranged from slightly dry in south-western Dominican Republic to exceptionally dry in western Haiti, and to extremely dry in the eastern, southern and northern areas. Jamaica ranged from slightly wet in the west to slightly dry in central and eastern areas, whereas, Grand Cayman was slight to moderately dry. Cuba was normal in central areas to very wet in the west and to exceptionally dry in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from very wet in the south to extremely dry in the north, whereas conditions in Belize were from normal in the extreme south to exceptionally dry north.

January 2018 to December 2019

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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.