Looking Back: August-September-October 2023

Let’s revisit the last forecast period to explore actual rainfall and temperature occurrences.

Here’s what occurred in August-September-October 2023:

Rainfall
  • The peak of the wet season was wetter than usual in Western Cuba.
  • Short-term drought developed in Belize, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname.
Temperature
  • The second half of the record-breaking Caribbean Heat Season featured some of the highest seasonal temperatures ever observed across most areas, breaking all-time daily, monthly and/or seasonal records in many locations.
  • Correspondingly, the frequency of heatwave days was far higher than usual, leading to frequent and prolonged episodes of heat stress.
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