SPI Monitor May 2025

May 2025

Apart from St Maarten that was moderately dry to very wet, rainfall throughout the eastern Caribbean during the month of May was predominantly normal to above normal. Trinidad, Anguilla and Saint Lucia were exceptional to moderately wet; Tobago and Grenada slightly wet to normal; Barbados and Antigua moderate to extremely wet; St Vincent, Dominica and Guadeloupe normal to very wet; Martinique moderate to slightly wet; St Kitts exceptionally wet to normal; and St Thomas moderately wet. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from slightly dry to exceptionally wet. Aruba was normal and Curacao slightly wet to normal. Puerto Rico was slightly dry to moderately wet. The Dominican Republic was moderately wet in the south to slightly dry in the north. Jamaica ranged from extremely dry to very wet.  Cuba ranged from normal to extremely dry. Northern Bahamas was moderately dry to slightly wet and Belize exceptionally dry to normal.

 

March to May 2025

Apart from St Maarten that was slightly dry to moderately wet, predominantly normal to above normal rainfall was experienced over the three month period throughout the eastern Caribbean.  Trinidad was exceptionally wet to normal; Tobago, Saint Lucia and Martinique normal to slightly wet; Grenada moderate to slightly wet; Barbados slight to very wet; St Vincent normal; Dominica, Guadeloupe and St. Kitts normal to moderately wet; Antigua moderate to very wet; Anguilla slight to extremely wet and St Thomas extremely wet. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from normal to exceptionally wet. Aruba was slightly dry and Curacao was normal. Puerto Rico ranged from normal to very wet. The Dominican Republic was slightly wet to normal. Jamaica ranged from moderately dry to exceptionally wet. Cuba was severely dry in central areas ranging to moderately wet in the west and to normal in the extreme east. Northern Bahamas ranged from severely dry to normal and Belize from exceptionally dry in the north and south to normal.

 

 

December 2024 to May 2025

Over the six month period mostly normal to above normal conditions were seen throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was exceptionally wet to normal; Tobago, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe and Martinique moderately wet to normal; Barbados normal to very wet; St Vincent moderately dry to normal; Dominica moderate to extremely wet; Antigua moderately wet; St Kitts slightly wet to slightly dry; St Maarten moderately dry to moderately wet; Anguilla normal to extremely wet and St Thomas moderate to very wet. In the Guianas, conditions varied from normal to exceptionally wet. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico was predominantly slight to moderately wet. The Dominican Republic ranged from normal in the west to very wet in the east. Jamaica ranged from exceptionally wet in central areas to severely dry in the northwest and moderately dry in the east. Cuba ranged from severely dry in central areas to normal in the west and east. Northern Bahamas was extremely dry to normal and Belize mostly normal ranging to severely dry in the west and slightly wet in central areas.

 

 

June 2024 to May 2025

Conditions were predominantly normal to above normal throughout the eastern Caribbean over the twelve month period. Trinidad was exceptionally wet to moderately dry; Tobago and St Vincent normal; Grenada moderate to slightly wet; Barbados and Martinique normal to very wet; Saint Lucia, Dominica, Guadeloupe, St Maarten and Anguilla moderately wet to normal; Antigua predominantly slightly wet to normal; St Kitts slightly wet to slightly dry and St. Thomas slightly dry to normal. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet to moderately dry. Aruba was slightly dry and Curacao normal to slightly dry.  Puerto Rico ranged from normal to moderately wet from south to north. The Dominican Republic ranged from moderately wet in the southwest to severely dry in the north and to very wet in the east. Jamaica ranged from severely dry in the south to slightly wet in the west and to moderately wet in the east. Cuba was moderately dry in east central areas ranging to extremely wet in the west and east. Northern Bahamas ranged from moderately dry to very wet and Belize from extremely dry to extremely wet.

 

 

June 2023 to May 2024

Mixed conditions were experienced throughout the eastern Caribbean over the two year period. Trinidad was exceptionally wet to exceptionally dry; Tobago and St Kitts was mostly normal, ranging from slightly wet to moderately dry; Grenada, Antigua and Anguilla moderate to slightly wet; Barbados normal to slightly wet; St Vincent slightly dry to normal; Saint Lucia predominantly normal ranging to slightly wet in the southeast and to slightly dry in the northwest; Martinique and St Maarten moderately wet to normal; Dominica  and St Thomas normal and Guadeloupe moderately wet to moderately dry.  Conditions in the Guianas ranged from exceptionally wet to exceptionally dry. Aruba was moderately dry and Curacao was normal. Puerto Rico was mostly normal ranging to moderately wet in the northeast. The Dominican Republic ranged from extremely wet in the south to severely dry in the north. Jamaica ranged from severely dry in southwestern areas to slightly wet in the northwest and east. Cuba was severely dry in west central areas ranging to exceptionally wet in the west and to moderately dry in the east. Northern Bahamas was slightly dry to very wet and Belize severely dry in the south to moderately wet in eastern areas.

 

 

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