Mean Temperature Anomalies January 2020

January 2020

 Much of the eastern Caribbean was between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer than the 1981 – 2010 average. Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados were between 0.75 and 1.50 oC warmer than average; Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Maarten, St. Thomas was 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer; Saint Lucia from between 0.25 to 1.50 oC from south to north;  Dominica from 0 to 0.25 oC cooler in the east to 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer in the west; Martinique from between 0 to 0.75 oC warmer from north to south; Guadeloupe from between 0.25 to 1.50 oC warmer from east to west; Antigua between 0 to 0.25 oC cooler; St. Croix was between 0 to 0.25 oC warmer. Aruba was between 0.75 to 1.50 oC warmer and Curacao between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from at least 0.25oC warmer in northern and southern Guyana to up to 2.5oC warmer in north central French Guiana.   Puerto Rico was predominantly between 0.75 to 1.50 oC warmer with only the southeastern portions being 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer. Haiti, Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cuba were between 0.75 and 1.50 oC warmer. Belize ranged from at most 2.50 oC warmer in central areas to at least 0.75oC warmer. Majority of northern Bahamas was between 1.50 and 2.50 oC warmer.

November 2019 to January 2020

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

August 2019 to January 2020

Much of the eastern Caribbean was between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer than the 1981 – 2010 average. Trinidad and Tobago were between 0.75 to 1.50 oC warmer than average; Grenada, Saint Lucia, Martinique and St. Kitts and Nevis were between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer; Barbados was between 0.25 to 1.50 oC warmer from southeast to northwest; Dominica ranged from between  0.25 to  0.75 oC cooler in the north to 0.25 – 0.75 oC warmer in the south; Guadeloupe was between 0.25 to  0.75 oC cooler; St. Maarten was between 0.25 to 1.50 oC warmer from northeast to southwest;  St. Thomas was between 0.25 to 1.50 oC warmer from east to west; St. Croix was between 0 to 0.25 oC cooler. Antigua was between 0 to 0.25 oC warmer. Aruba was between 0.75 to 1.50 oC warmer and Curacao was between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from between 0.25 oC warmer to 2.50 oC and higher. Puerto Rico was predominantly between 0.75 to 1.50 oC warmer with western portions of the island being between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer. Haiti was predominantly between 0.75 to 1.50 oC warmer with the eastern portions being between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer. Jamaica was predominantly between 0.75 to 1.50 oC warmer with a small portion of the northwest ranging as high as 2.50 oC warmer. Grand Cayman and Cuba was between 0.75 to 1.50 oC warmer. Belize was predominantly 0.75 to 1.50 oC warmer with only a small section of central Belize ranging as high as 2.50 oC warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 1.50 to 2.50 oC warmer.

February 2019 to January 2020

Much of the eastern Caribbean was between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer than the 1981 – 2010 average. Trinidad and the southern tip of Tobago was between  0.75 to 1.50 oC warmer while northern Tobago was between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer than average; Grenada, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Martinique, St. Maarten, St. Thomas was between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer than; Dominica ranged from between 0.25 to  0.75 oC cooler in the north to between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer in the south; Guadeloupe was between 0.25 to – 0.75 oC cooler; Antigua was between 0 to – 0.25 oC cooler; St. Kitts and Nevis was predominantly between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer with only the southern tip of St. Kitts being between 0 to 0.25 oC warmer; St. Croix was between 0 to 0.25 oC cooler. Aruba was between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer and Curacao between 0 to 0.25 oC warmer. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from between 0.25 to as high as 2.50 oC warmer. Puerto Rico was predominantly between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer with a small portion of the northeast being between 0.75 to 1.50 oC warmer. Haiti was between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer.  Jamaica was predominantly between 0.75 to 1.50 oC warmer with eastern portions being between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer. Cuba and Grand Cayman was between 0.75 to 1.50 oC warmer. Belize was predominantly between 0.75 to 1.50 oC warmer with only a small section of west central area being between 0.25 to 0.75 oC warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 1.50 to 2.50 oC warmer.

Mean Temperature for January 2020

Mean Temperature for the Period February 2019 to January 2020

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