Mean Temperature Anomalies August 2021

August 2021

Mixed temperature anomalies prevailed in the eastern Caribbean for August 2021. Trinidad and St. Thomas were between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer; Tobago, Grenada and St. Maarten were between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer; Barbados was between.0.75 oC cooler to 1.50 oC warmer; Saint Lucia was between 0 and 0.25 oC cooler; Martinique was between 0.25 oC cooler to 0.75 oC warmer south to north; Dominica was between 1.50 oC warmer to 0.75 oC cooler south to north; Guadeloupe and St. Croix were between 0.25 to 1.50 oC cooler; Antigua was between 0.25 to 0.75 oC cooler; St. Kitts was predominantly 0.25 cooler to 0.25 oC warmer. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from 0.75 oC cooler to 0.75 oC warmer. Aruba was between 0 to 0.25 oC warmer and Curacao was between 0 and 0.75oC cooler. Puerto Rico was between 0.25 oC warmer to 0.75 oC warmer. Dominican Republic was between 0.25 oC cooler to 0.25 oC warmer. Jamaica was between 0.75 oC warmer to 1.50 oC cooler. Cuba and Northern Bahamas were between 0.25 oC cooler to 0.75 oC warmer. Grand Cayman was between 0 to 0.25 oC cooler. Belize was between 0.75 oC cooler to 1.50 oC warmer.

June to August 2021

Mixed temperature anomalies prevailed in the eastern Caribbean for the period June to August 2021. Trinidad and St. Thomas were between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer; Tobago and Grenada were between 0 to 0.25 oC warmer; Barbados and Martinique were between 0.25 oC cooler to 0.75 oC warmer; Saint Lucia was between 0 to 0.75 oC cooler; Dominica was between 0.75 oC warmer to 0.75 oC cooler; Guadeloupe was between 0.25 to 1.50 oC cooler; Antigua and St. Croix were between 0.25 and 0.75 oC cooler; St. Kitts and St. Maarten were between 0 to 0.25 oC cooler;  In the Guianas, conditions ranged from at least 0.75 oC cooler to 0.75 oC warmer. Aruba was between 0 to 0.25 oC warmer and Curacao was between 0.25 and 0.75 oC cooler. Puerto Rico was between 0.75 warmer to 0.25 oC cooler. Dominican Republic was between 0 and 0.75 oC cooler. Jamaica was between 0.75 oC warmer to 1.50 oC cooler. Cuba was between 0.25 oC warmer and 0.25 oC cooler. Grand Cayman was between 0 and 0.25 oC cooler. Northern Bahamas was between 0.75 oC cooler and 0.25 oC warmer. Belize was between 0.75 oC cooler and 1.50 oC warmer.

March to August 2021

Mixed temperature anomalies prevailed in the eastern Caribbean for the period March to August 2021. Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada and St. Maarten were between 0 to 0.25 oC warmer; Barbados and Dominica were between 0.75 oC cooler to 0.75 oC warmer; Saint Lucia, Antigua and St. Croix were between 0 to 0.75 oC cooler; Martinique was between 0.25 oC cooler to 0.75 oC warmer; Guadeloupe was between 0.25 to 0.75 oC cooler; St. Kitts was between 0 and 0.25 oC cooler; St. Thomas was between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from 0.75 oC cooler to 0.75 oC warmer. Aruba was between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer. Curacao was between 0.25 and 0.75 oC cooler. Puerto Rico was between 0 and 0.75 oC warmer. Dominican Republic was between 0 to 0.25 oC cooler. Cuba was between 0 and 0.75 oC warmer. Grand Cayman was between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer. Jamaica was between 0.75 oC warmer to 1.50 oC cooler. Northern Bahamas were between 0 and 0.75 oC warmer. Belize was between 0.75 oC cooler to 1.50 oC warmer.

September 2020 to August 2021

Mixed conditions prevailed in the islands of the eastern Caribbean for the Twelve-month period, September 2020 to August 2021. Trinidad was between 0 and 0.75 oC warmer; Tobago, Grenada, and St. Thomas were between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer; Barbados and Dominica were between 0.75 oC cooler to 0.75 oC warmer; Saint Lucia was between 0.25 oC warmer to 0.75 oC cooler south to north; Martinique was between 0.25 oC cooler to 0.75 oC warmer; Guadeloupe and Antigua were between 0 to 0.75 oC cooler; St. Kitts was between 0.25 oC cooler to 0.25 oC warmer; St. Maarten was between 0 to 0.25 oC warmer;  St. Croix was between 0.25 oC cooler and 0.25 oC warmer. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from at least 0.75 oC cooler to 0.75 oC warmer. Aruba was between 0 to 0.25 oC warmer and Curacao was between 0 to 0.25 oC cooler. Puerto Rico was between 0 and 0.75 oC warmer. Dominican Republic was between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer. Cuba was predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer with a small section in the east being between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer. Grand Cayman was predominantly between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer with a small section in the west being between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer. Jamaica was between 1.50 oC warmer 1.50 oC cooler. Northern Bahamas was between 0.25 to 0.75oC warmer. Belize was between 0 and 1.50 oC warmer.

Mean Temperature for August 2021

Mean Temperature for the Period September 2020 to August 2021

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