Mean Temperature Anomalies March 2024

March 2024

Temperature anomalies were warmer than usual for March 2024 throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Tobago, Saint Lucia, St Kitts, St Maarten, St Thomas and St Croix were between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer; Grenada, Martinique and Guadeloupe were between 0.75 and 2.50 o C warmer; Barbados and Dominica were 1.50 to 2.50 o C warmer; Antigua was between 1.50 to 0.25 o C warmer. Temperatures in the Guianas ranged from 0.75 o C warmer to over 2.50 o C warmer. Aruba and Curacao were between 1.50 and 2.50 o C warmer. Puerto Rico was predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer, ranging from 0.25 o C warmer in the southwest to 2.50 o C warmer in the northwest. The Dominican Republic was between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer. Jamaica was 0 to 1.50 o C warmer. Grand Cayman was between 1.50 and 2.50 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0.25 to 2.50 o C warmer and Belize 0.25 to over 2.50 o C.

 

 

January to March 2024

Temperature anomalies were warmer than usual over the three-month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, St Thomas and St Croix were between 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer; Barbados was between 1.50 and 2.50 o C warmer; Guadeloupe was predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer, ranging to 0.25 o C warmer in the north; Antigua, St Kitts and St Maarten were between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer. The Guianas ranged from over 2.50 to 0.75 o C warmer. Aruba was between 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer. Curacao ranged from 1.50 to predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer. Puerto Rico was between 2.50 to 0.75 o C warmer west to east. The Dominican Republic ranged from 0.25 to 2.50 o C warmer west to east. Jamaica and Grand Cayman were between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0 and 1.50 o C warmer. Belize was between 0.75 and 2.50 o C warmer.

 

 

October 2023 to March 2024

Temperature anomalies were warmer than usual for October 2023 to March 2024 throughout the eastern Caribbean, except for St. Croix which was between 0.25 o C cooler to 0.25 o C warmer. Trinidad was between 2.50 and 0.75 o C warmer; Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Antigua and St Kitts were between 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer; Saint Lucia and St Maarten were between 0.25 and 1.50 o C warmer; St Thomas was between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer.  The Guianas ranged from over 2.50 o C to 0.75 o C warmer. Aruba was between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer, and Curacao was between1.50 and 0.25 o C warmer. Puerto Rico was between 0.25 o C cooler to 2.50 o C warmer. The Dominican Republic was between 1.50 to 0.25 o C warmer. Jamaica ranged from 2.50 o C warmer to predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer. Grand Cayman was between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0 and 2.50 o C warmer. Belize was between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer.

 

 

April 2023 to March 2024

Temperature anomalies were warmer than usual over the twelve-month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was between 2.50 o C warmer to predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 o C warmer; Tobago, Grenada, Dominica, Guadeloupe and Antigua were between 0.75 to 1.50 o C warmer; Barbados, Martinique, St Kitts and St Thomas were between 0.25 and 1.50 o C warmer. Saint Lucia and St Maarten were between 0.25 to 0.75 o C warmer; St Croix was between 0 and 0.75 o C warmer. The Guianas ranged from 0.75 to 2.50 o C warmer. Aruba was between 0.25 and 0.75 o C warmer, and Curacao was between 1.50 o C and 0.25 o C warmer. Puerto Rico ranged from 0.25 o C cooler to 1.50 o C warmer. The Dominican Republic ranged from 1.50 to 0.25 o C warmer. Jamaica and Grand Cayman were between 0.75 o C and 1.50 o C warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0 and 2.50 o C warmer.  Belize was between 0.75 and 2.50 o C warmer.

 

 

Mean Temperature for March 2024

Mean Temperature for the Period April 2023 to March 2024