Mean Temperature Anomalies February 2023

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February 2023

February 2023 was cooler than normal throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad ranged from 0 o C to 1.50 o C cooler; Grenada, Barbados and Guadeloupe between 0 o C and 0.75 o C cooler; Saint Lucia, Antigua, St Kitts and St Croix from 0.75 o C to 1.50 o C cooler; Martinique, Dominica and St Maarten 0.25 to 1.50 o C cooler; and St Thomas 0.25 to 0.75 cooler. In the Guianas temperatures ranged from 2.50 o C cooler to 0.25 o C warmer. Aruba was between 0 o C and 0.25 o C cooler and Curacao between 0.75 o C and 1.50 o C cooler.  Puerto Rico was predominantly between 0 o C and 0.25 o C cooler ranging to 0.75 o C cooler in the east. The Dominican Republic was 0 o C to 0.25 o C cooler. Jamaica ranged from 0.25 o C warmer in the west to 1.50 o C cooler in the east. Grand Cayman was 0 o C to 0.25 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas was 0.25 o C to 0.75 o C warmer and Belize ranged from 2.50 o C warmer in southeastern areas to 2.50 o C cooler in northern areas.

December 2022 to February 2023

The three month period was predominantly cooler than normal throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad and Guadeloupe ranged from 0 o C to predominantly between 0.25 o C and 0.75 o C cooler; Grenada, Dominica and St Maarten between 0 o C and 0.25 o C cooler; Barbados from 0.75 o C cooler in the southeast to 0.75 o C warmer in the northwest; Saint Lucia, Antigua, St Kitts and St Croix ranged from 0.25 o C to 0.75 o C cooler; Martinique and St Thomas were predominantly between 0.25 o C cooler to 0.25 o C warmer.  In the Guianas conditions ranged from 0.75 o C warmer in Southern French Guiana and the French Guiana / Suriname border to 0.75 o C cooler in northeastern French Guiana and Guyana. Aruba ranged from 0 o C to predominantly between 0.25 o C and 0.75 o C warmer and Curacao between 0.25 and 1.50 o C cooler. Puerto Rico ranged from 0 o C to mostly between 0.25 o C and 0.75 o C warmer. The Dominican Republic was 0 o C to 0.25 o C warmer. Jamaica ranged from 1.50 o C to 0.25 o C warmer from west to east. Grand Cayman was between 0.75 o C and 1.50 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas ranged from 0.75 o C to 2.50 o C warmer and Belize from 2.50 o C warmer in the south to 0.25 o C cooler in the north.

September 2022 to February 2023

Temperature anomalies were mixed over the six month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was mostly between 0 o C and 0.25 o C warmer ranging to 0.25 o C cooler; Grenada and St Thomas  0 o C to 0.25 o C warmer; Barbados 0.25 o C cooler to 0.75 o C warmer; Saint Lucia 0 o C to predominantly between 0.25 o C and 0.75 o C cooler; Martinique and Dominica from 0 o C to 0.75 o C warmer; Guadeloupe from 0.25 o C warmer to 0.75 o C cooler; Antigua , St Kitts and St Croix 0.25 o C to 0.75 o C cooler; St Maarten between 0 o C and 0.25 o C cooler .Conditions in the Guianas ranged from 0.25 cooler in Guyana and northeastern French Guiana to 0.75 warmer in Suriname and French Guiana. Aruba ranged from 0 o C to predominantly between 0.25 o C and 0.75 o C warmer and Curacao from 1.50 o C to 0.25 o C cooler from west to east. Puerto Rico ranged from 0.75 o C cooler in the south to 1.50 o C warmer in the northwest. The Dominican Republic ranged from 0.25 o C cooler in western areas to 1.50 o C warmer in the extreme east. Jamaica was between 0 o C and 0.25 o C warmer. Grand Cayman was between 0.25 o C and 0.75 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas ranged from 0.25 o C to 2.50 o C warmer and Belize from 0 o C in southern and northern areas to 1.50 o C warmer in central areas.

March 2022 to February 2023

Temperature anomalies were mixed over the twelve month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad and Grenada were between 0 o C and 0.25 o C warmer; Barbados 0.25 o C cooler to 0.75 o C warmer from southeast to northwest; Saint Lucia 0 o C to 0.75 o C cooler; Martinique and Dominica 0 o C to 0.75 o C warmer with Martinique predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75 o C and Dominica predominantly between 0 and 0.25 o C; Guadeloupe from 0.25 o C warmer to 0.75 o C cooler; Antigua and St Kitts between 0.25 o C and 0.75 o C cooler; St Maarten, St Croix and St Thomas between 0 o C and 0.25 o C cooler. In the Guianas temperatures ranged from 0.75 o C warmer to 0.75 o C cooler. Aruba was between 0.25 o C and 0.75 o C warmer and Curacao 0.25 o C and 1.50 o C cooler. Puerto Rico ranged from 0 o C to 1.50 o C warmer from east to northwest. The Dominican Republic was predominantly between 0 o C and 0.25 o C warmer ranging to 0.25 o C cooler in the extreme southeast. Jamaica was between 0 o C and 0.75 o C warmer. Grand Cayman was between 0.25 o C and 0.75 o C warmer from east to west. Northern Bahamas was between 0.25 o C and 2.50 o C warmer and Belize between 0 o C in southern and northern areas and 0.75 o C warmer in central areas.

Mean Temperature for February 2023

Mean Temperature for the Period March 2022 to February 2023