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 0.25^oC warmer in northern and southern Guyana to up to 2.5^oC 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 0.75^oC 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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