March 2020

 Temperature anomalies in the eastern Caribbean were mixed relative to the 1981 – 2010 average. Trinidad was between 0.25 and 1.50 ^oC warmer from northeast to southwest; Tobago, Grenada and St. Maarten between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer; Barbados from 0.25^oC cooler in the south-eastern tip to 0.75 warmer elsewhere; Saint Lucia and Guadeloupe between 0 and 0.75 ^oC warmer; Martinique and St. Kitts between 0 and 0.25 ^oC warmer; Dominica between 0.25 ^oC cooler and 0.25 ^oC warmer; and Antigua and St. Croix 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC cooler. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from 0.25 to 0.75 ^oC warmer in the northern tip of Guyana and the northeastern tip of French Guiana to above 2.50^oC warmer in central Guyana and north central French Guiana. Curacao was between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer. Puerto Rico was between 0 to 0.75 ^oC cooler in the northeast while the rest of the island was between 0 to 1.50 ^oC warmer. Haiti was between 0 to 0.75 ^oC warmer. Jamaica and Grand Cayman were between 0.75 and 1.50 ^oC warmer. Cuba ranged from 0.25 to 1.50 ^oC warmer from southeast to northwest. Belize ranged from between ranged from 0.25 to 1.50 ^oC warmer from south to north. Northern Bahamas was between 0.25 and 2.50 ^oC warmer.

January to March 2020

Much of the eastern Caribbean was warmer than the 1981 – 2010 average, except for Antigua that was between 0.25 and 0.75 cooler, and St. Croix that was between 0.25 cooler to 0.25 warmer. Trinidad was between 0.75 to 1.50 ^oC warmer; Barbados between  0.25 to 1.50 ^oC warmer from southeast to northwest; Tobago, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Martinique, Guadeloupe, St. Kitts, St. Maarten,  and St. Thomas were between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer;   and  between 0 and 0.25 ^oC warmer. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from at least 0 to 0.25 ^oC warmer in northeastern French Guiana to above 2.50 ^oC warmer in north central French Guiana, and to between 0.75 to 1.50 ^oC in central areas of Guyana and Suriname. Curacao was between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer. Puerto Rico and Haiti were between 0.25 and 1.50 ^oC warmer. Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cuba and Belize were between 0.75 and 1.50 ^oC warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0.75 to 2.50 ^oC warmer.

October 2019 to March 2020

The islands of the eastern Caribbean were warmer than the 1981 – 2010 average, except for Dominica that ranged from between 0 and 0.25 ^oC cooler in the northeast to 0.75 ^oC warmer in the southwest. Trinidad,and Tobago were between 0.75 and 1.50 ^oC warmer than average; Barbados and St. Maarten between 0.25 and 1.50 ^oC warmer; Grenada, Saint Lucia, Martinique, St. Kitts and St. Thomas between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer; ; Guadeloupe between 0 and 1.50 ^oC warmer from east to west; and Antigua and St. Croix between 0 and 0.25 ^oC warmer. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from between 0 ^oC warmer in north eastern French Guiana up to more than 2.50 ^oC warmer in north central French Guiana, and to between 0.75 and 1.50^oC in most of Guyana and Suriname. Curacao was between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer. Puerto Rico was predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 ^oC warmer with the southeastern tip being between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer. Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, Grand Cayman and Belize were between 0.75 and 1.50 ^oC warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0.75 and 2.50 ^oC warmer.

April 2019 to March 2020

The southern portion of the eastern chain was warmer than normal, unlike the mixed conditions further north. Trinidad was between 0.75 and 1.50 ^oC warmer; Tobago between 0.25 and 1.50 ^oC warmer; Grenada, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Martinique, St. Maarten and St. Thomas between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer; Dominica between 0.75 ^oC cooler in the north to 0.75 ^oC warmer in the south; Guadeloupe between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC cooler; Antigua and St. Croix between 0 and 0.25 ^oC cooler; and St. Kitts between 0 and 0.75 ^oC warmer. Conditions in the Guianas ranged between 0 and 0.25^oC in northeastern Suriname and French Guiana and 2.50 ^oC warmer in most of French Guiana, and to between 0.75 and 1.50 ^oC in most of Guyana and Suriname. Curacao was between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer. Puerto Rico was predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer with a small section the northeast being between 0.75 and 1.50 ^oC warmer. Haiti was between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC. Jamaica, Cuba and Grand Cayman were between 0.75 and 1.50 ^oC warmer. Belize was predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 ^oC warmer with the extreme west being between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer and small section in the north central being 1.50 to 2.50 ^oC warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0.75 and 2.50 ^oC warmer.

Mean Temperature for March 2020

Mean Temperature for the Period April 2019 to March 2020

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