June 2018

Normal to below normal rainfall was experienced in the islands of the eastern Caribbean for June. Trinidad was normal to severely dry; Tobago moderate to severely dry; Grenada, Barbados, St. Vincent moderately dry; St. Lucia and Dominica normal to moderately dry; Martinique, St. Kitts and Anguilla normal; Guadeloupe normal to extremely dry; Antigua severe to extremely dry; and St. Maarten extremely dry. Conditions in Guyana ranged from extremely wet in parts of western Guyana to severely dry in north central French Guiana. Aruba and Curacao were normal, but Puerto Rico normal to slightly dry. Conditions in Hispaniola ranged from extremely dry in southern Dominican Republic to normal in the north and slightly wet in the east. Jamaica ranged from slightly dry in the southwest to exceptionally dry in the north, but Grand Cayman was moderately dry. Cuba ranged from normal in central areas to exceptionally dry in the west and southeast, while northern Bahamas was normal to moderately wet. Belize was normal to moderately dry from south to north.

April to June 2018

For the three month period, apart from Martinique that was moderately wet and a slight to moderately wet southern Trinidad, rainfall in the islands of the eastern Caribbean was normal to below. Tobago was slight to moderately dry; Grenada slightly dry; Barbados moderate to severely dry; St. Vincent, Antigua and St. Maarten moderately dry; St. Lucia normal to slightly dry; Dominica, St. Kitts and Anguilla normal; Guadeloupe slightly dry. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from normal in northern Guyana and parts of French Guiana to exceptionally wet in southern Guyana. Aruba and Curacao were slightly dry, while Puerto Rico was normal in the west and slightly dry in the east. Conditions in Hispaniola ranged from severely dry in the south to normal in the west and east, while Jamaica was predominantly normal apart from the extreme west that was slight to extremely wet, slight to moderately wet in the east, and slight to moderately dry in the north; but Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from extremely wet in the west to normal in the east and slightly dry in the southeast, while northern Bahamas was slight to exceptionally wet. Conditions in Belize ranged from slightly wet to severely dry.

January to June 2018

Mixed conditions were experienced in the islands of the eastern Caribbean for the six month period. Trinidad, Tobago, St. Lucia and Anguilla were normal; Grenada slightly wet; Barbados normal to slightly wet; Martinique moderately dry; Dominica very wet to normal from southwest to northeast; Guadeloupe normal to moderately wet; Antigua and St. Maarten moderately dry; and St. Kitts normal to slightly dry. Most of the Guianas were normal to slightly wet, with moderately wet conditions in the extreme southwest of Guyana. Aruba was slightly dry but Curacao normal. Conditions in Puerto Rico ranged from extremely dry in the west to slightly wet in the east, but Hispaniola ranged from moderately dry in the south to slightly wet in the west and northeast. Jamaica ranged from moderately dry in the south to very wet in the west and moderately wet in the east, while Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from normal to extremely wet and northern Bahamas slight to extremely wet. Belize was predominantly normal.

July 2017 to June 2018

Though most of the islands of the eastern Caribbean received normal to above normal rainfall for the twelve month period, Antigua was moderately dry. Trinidad ranged from normal in the west to exceptionally wet in the extreme east; Tobago and Guadeloupe normal to moderately wet; Grenada and Martinique normal to slightly wet; Barbados moderate to slightly wet from west to east; St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Anguilla normal; and Dominica moderate to extremely wet. Conditions in Guyana ranged from moderately dry in northern Guyana to moderately wet in northern Suriname, eastern French Guyana and south western Guyana. Aruba was slightly dry but Curacao normal. Conditions in Puerto Rico ranged from moderately dry in the south to extremely wet in the north, while Hispaniola ranged from moderately dry in the south to extremely wet in northern Dominican Republic and very wet in the northwest. Conditions in Jamaica ranged from slightly dry in the south to very wet in the north, but Grand Cayman was normal. Conditions in Cuba ranged from normal in west central areas to exceptionally wet in the east, while northern Bahamas was normal to moderately wet. Belize was predominantly normal apart from the south that was slightly wet.

July 2016 to June 2018

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