SPI Monitor April 2024

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April 2024

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

February to April 2024

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

 

November 2023 to April 2024

Predominantly normal to below normal conditions were experienced over the six month period throughout the eastern Caribbean, except for Barbados which ranged from slight to predominantly moderately wet and Anguilla which was mostly normal to slightly wet. Trinidad, Grenada, St Vincent and Saint Lucia were normal; Tobago normal to moderately dry; Martinique slightly dry; Dominica predominantly slight to moderately dry; Guadeloupe and Antigua moderately dry; St Kitts severe to moderately dry; St. Maarten slightly dry to predominantly normal; St Croix extremely dry and St Thomas slight to moderately dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from extremely wet in southern Guyana to exceptionally dry in the vicinity of the Suriname/ French Guiana border. Aruba was slight to mostly moderately dry and Curacao was normal. Puerto Rico ranged from normal in southern areas to extremely dry in the north. The Dominican Republic was mostly normal ranging to moderately wet in southwestern and eastern areas. Jamaica ranged from normal to exceptionally wet in the extreme east. Grand Cayman was predominantly moderately dry to slightly dry. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the west to slightly wet in some extreme southern areas. Northern Bahamas ranged from very to exceptionally wet and Belize from moderately dry in the south to normal in the north.

 

May 2023 to April 2024

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

 

May 2022 to April 2024

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

 

 

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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

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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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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