Mean Temperature Anomalies February 2020

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February 2020

 Much of the eastern Caribbean was between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer than the 1981 – 2010 average. Trinidad, Tobago, Barbados, Saint Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Thomas was between 0.75 and 1.50 oC warmer than average; Grenada, Dominica, St. Kitts, and St. Croix were between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer; Martinique from between 0.25 and 1.50 oC warmer from north to south; Guadeloupe from between 0 and 0.75 oC warmer from north to south; Antigua between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from at least 0.75oC cooler in northeast Suriname to above 2.50oC warmer in north central French Guiana. Curacao was between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer.  Puerto Rico, and Grand Cayman were between 0.75 and 1.50 oC warmer. Jamaica was between 1.50 and 2.50 oC warmer, Cuba was predominantly between 0.75 to 1.50 oC warmer except for the west central portions which were between 1.50 to 2.50 oC warmer. Belize ranged from between 0.25 and 2.50 oC warmer from south to north. Northern Bahamas was between 0.75 and 2.50 oC warmer.

December 2019 to February 2020

  Much of the eastern Caribbean was between 0.25 and 1.50 oC warmer than the 1981 – 2010 average. Trinidad, Tobago, Barbados and St. Maarten  were between 0.75 and 1.50 oC warmer; Grenada, Martinique, St. Kitts, and St. Croix were between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer; Saint Lucia and St. Thomas between 0.25 and 1.50 oC warmer; Dominica ranged from between 0 and 0.75 oC warmer from east the west; Guadeloupe between 0.25 and 1.50 oC warmer from east to west; Antigua between 0 to 0.25 oC warmer. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from at least 0.25oC cooler in northeast Suriname to above 2.50 oC warmer in north central French Guiana. Curacao was between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer. Puerto Rico, Grand Cayman and Cuba were between 0.75 and 1.50 oC warmer. Jamaica was predominantly between 1.50 and 2.50 oC warmer with eastern portions being between 0.75 and 1.50 oC warmer. Belize ranged from between 0.25 and 1.50 oC warmer from south to north. Northern Bahamas was between 0.75 to 2.50 oC warmer.

September 2019 to February 2020

 Much of the eastern Caribbean was between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer than the 1981 – 2010 average. Trinidad, Tobago, Barbados, St. Maarten was between 0.75 and 1.50 oC warmer than average; Grenada, Saint Lucia, Martinique and St. Kitts between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer; Dominica ranged from between 0 and  0.25 oC cooler in the northeast to between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer in the southwest; Guadeloupe between 0 and 1.50 oC warmer from east to west; Antigua between 0 and 0.75 oC warmer from east to west; St. Croix between 0 and 0.25 oC warmer and St. Thomas between 0.25 and 1.50 oC warmer. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from between 0 in northern Suriname up to more than 2.50 oC in French Guiana. Curacao was between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer.  Puerto Rico was predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 oC warmer with western portions of the island being between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer. Cuba, Grand Cayman and Belize were between 0.75 and 1.50 oC warmer. Jamaica was predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 oC warmer with western portions being between 1.50 and 2.50 oC warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0.75 and 2.50 oC warmer.

March 2019 to February 2020

Temperature anomalies in the eastern Caribbean were mixed relative to the 1981 – 2010 average. Trinidad was between 0.75 and 1.50 oC warmer; Tobago between 0.25 and 1.5 oC warmer; Grenada, , Barbados, Saint Lucia, Martinique, St. Maarten St. Thomas was between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer; Dominica ranged from between 0.25 and 0.75 oC cooler in the north to between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer in the south; Guadeloupe between 0.25 and 0.75 oC cooler; Antigua predominantly between 0 and 0.25 oC cooler except for the north which was 0 and 0.25 oC warmer; St. Kitts between 0 and 0.75 oC warmer; St. Croix between 0 and 0.25 oC cooler. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from between 0 and 2.50 oC warmer. Curacao was between 0 and 0.75 oC warmer from southeast to northwest. Puerto Rico was predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer with the northeast area being between 0.75 and 1.50 oC warmer. Jamaica was predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 oC warmer, with eastern sections being between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer. Cuba and Grand Cayman were between 0.75 and 1.50 oC warmer. Belize was predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 oC warmer with the extreme west being between 0.25 and 0.75 oC warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0.75 and 2.50 oC warmer.

Mean Temperature for February 2020

Mean Temperature for the Period March 2019 to February 2020

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