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Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology
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June-July-August 2016 Rainfall Verification
/in Forecast Quality Verifications, Long Range Forecasts /by Wayne DepradinePrecipitation Outlook June-July-August 2016
June-July-August 2016 Observed Tercile-Based Rainfall Categories
June-July-August 2016 Observed Percentage of Average Rainfall
Caribbean Drought Bulletin Vol 3 Issue 5 October 2016
/in Climate Bulletins, Drought /by Wayne DepradineCaribbean Coral Reef Watch Vol 2 Issue 1 October 2016
/in Climate Bulletins, Coral Reef /by Wayne DepradineSPI Monitor September 2016
/in SPI Monitor /by Wayne DepradineSeptember 2016
Normal to above normal rainfall was experienced in the eastern Caribbean and the Guianas for the month. Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, Dominica, St. Kitts, Anguilla, St. Maarten, St. Thomas and St. Croix were normal; Barbados very wet; St. Vincent, Martinique and Antigua moderately wet; St. Lucia extremely wet; and the Guianas ranging from normal in northwest Guyana and French Guiana to exceptionally wet in eastern Guyana and western Suriname. Puerto Rico was normal. The Dominican Republic ranged from exceptionally dry in the west to normal in the east. Central Jamaica was moderately dry becoming normal to the east and moderately wet to the west. Grand Cayman was severely dry. Apart from being slightly wet in the west, Cuba was normal. Conditions in Belize ranged from normal in the south to moderately dry further north.
July to September 2016
For the three month period, mixed conditions were experienced in the islands of the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was slight to moderately dry; Tobago extremely dry; Grenada, Barbados, St Vincent, and St Croix normal; St. Lucia, Dominica and St. Maarten slightly dry; Martinique and Antigua moderately wet; St Kitts and St. Thomas slightly wet. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from slightly dry to exceptionally wet. Puerto Rico was normal but conditions in the Dominican Republic ranged from severely dry in the west to slightly wet in the east. Jamaica was predominantly normal, but Grand Cayman severely dry. Normal to above rainfall was experienced in western Cuba, but normal to below normal rainfall in the east. Conditions in Belize ranged from normal in the south to moderately dry further north.
April to September 2016
Mixed conditions were experienced in the islands of the eastern Caribbean for the six month period. Trinidad, Barbados, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Dominica, St. Kitts, St. Thomas and St. Croix were normal; Tobago and St. Maarten moderately dry; Grenada normal to slightly wet; and Martinique and Antigua slightly wet. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from normal to exceptionally wet. Puerto Rico was moderately wet in the west and slightly wet in the east, while the Dominican Republic ranged from moderately dry in the southwest to moderately wet in the east. Western Jamaica and its eastern tip were normal and varied to severely dry in central areas, but Grand Cayman was exceptionally dry. Cuba was predominantly normal, apart from western areas that ranged from slight to very wet. Conditions in Belize ranged from moderately dry in the west to normal in the north, east and south.
October 2015 to September 2016
Mixed rainfall conditions were experienced in the islands of the eastern Caribbean for the twelve month period. Trinidad was slight to moderately dry; Tobago and St. Lucia severely dry; Barbados and St. Vincent moderately dry; Martinique normal to slightly wet; Antigua and St. Croix normal; and St. Maarten extremely dry. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from moderately dry to moderately wet (particularly in the west). Puerto Rico was normal, and the Dominican Republic predominantly so apart from in the extreme southwest. Western Jamaica and its eastern tip were normal and varied to extremely dry in central areas, but Grand Cayman was moderately dry. Cuba experienced normal to moderately wet conditions, while Belize was predominantly normal.
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is provided with the understanding that The Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of the Outlook. The information may be used freely by the public with appropriate acknowledgement of its source, but shall not be modified in content and then presented as original material.
The maps produced used SPI values calculated from monthly rainfall totals from land stations and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data. Only land station data is used for the eastern Caribbean, described here as from Georgetown, Guyana in the south to Anguilla in the north. The Greater (and Western) Antilles is less represented by land stations. However efforts are being made to include more land stations from that part of the region. Note that the severity implied by the index is relative to what is normal for that period of consideration. Normal in the drier season reflects less rainfall than in the wetter season.
Wet Days and Wet Spells Outlooks October to December 2016
/in CariCOF Climate Outlooks, Long Range Forecasts, Wet Days and Wet Spells /by Wayne DepradineCaribbean Climate Outlook Newsletter October to December 2016
/in CariCOF Climate Outlooks, Climate Outlook Newsletter, Long Range Forecasts /by Wayne DepradineCariCOF Drought Outlook by the End of December 2016
/in CariCOF Climate Outlooks, Drought Outlook, Long Range Forecasts /by Wayne DepradineMean Temperature Anomalies August 2016
/in Climate Monitoring, Mean Temperature Anomalies /by Wayne DepradineSPI Monitor August 2016
/in SPI Monitor /by SherikaAugust 2016
Mixed conditions were experienced across the eastern Caribbean and Guyana for the month. Trinidad, Antigua, and St. Croix were normal; Tobago severely dry; Grenada and Anguilla slightly dry; St. Vincent and Barbados exceptionally dry; St. Lucia slightly wet; Dominica and St. Maarten moderately dry; and northern Guyana from moderately wet in the north to normal further south. Curacao was moderately dry, while Puerto Rico was normal. Conditions in the Dominican Republic ranged from moderately dry in the southern tip to very wet in the east. Jamaica the west was exceptionally wet and ranging to slighty dry in the east, while Grand Cayman was slightly dry. Conditions in Belize ranged from exceptionally dry in the south to moderately wet in the north.
June to August 2016
For the three month period, mixed conditions were experienced in the eastern Caribbean and Guyana. Trinidad was normal to slightly dry; Tobago extremely dry; Grenada, Dominica, Antigua and St. Croix normal; Barbados, St. Vincent, Anguilla and St. Maarten moderately dry; St. Lucia moderately wet; St. Kitts slightly wet; and northern Guyana ranging from very wet in the north to normal in the east. Curacao was moderately dry, but Puerto Rico normal. The Dominican Republic ranged from slightly dry in the west to slightly wet in the east; in Jamaica they ranged from very wet in central areas to slightly dry in the east. Grand Cayman was moderately dry. Belize ranged from normal in the south to moderately wet in the north.
March to August 2016
Mixed conditions were experienced in the eastern Caribbean and Guyana during the six month period. Trinidad, Dominica, St. Kitts and St. Croix were normal; Tobago severely dry; Grenada slightly wet; Barbados, St. Vincent, Anguilla and St. Maarten moderately dry; St. Lucia moderately wet; and northern Guyana extremely wet in the north to normal in the east. Curacao was severely dry, but Puerto Rico slight to moderately wet. In the Dominican Republic conditions ranged from normal in the south to moderately wet in the east, while Jamaica ranged from very wet in central areas to moderately dry in the east and west. Grand Cayman was extremely dry. Conditions in Belize ranged from moderately dry in the west to normal in the east.
September 2015 to August 2016
Apart from Grenada that was slightly wet, normal to below normal rainfall dominated in the eastern Caribbean islands for the twelve month period. Trinidad was moderate to severely dry; Tobago, Dominica, Anguilla and St. Croix moderately dry; Barbados and St. Vincent severely dry; St. Lucia normal; and St. Croix slightly dry. Conditions in northern Guyana ranged from very wet in the north to moderately dry in the east. Curacao was extremely dry, but Puerto Rico was normal. Apart from in the extreme south that was slight to moderately dry, the Dominican Republic was predominantly normal. Conditions in Jamaica ranged from very wet in central areas to moderately dry in the east, while Grand Cayman was severely dry, and Belize normal.
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is provided with the understanding that The Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of the Outlook. The information may be used freely by the public with appropriate acknowledgement of its source, but shall not be modified in content and then presented as original material.
The maps produced used SPI values calculated from monthly rainfall totals from land stations and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data. Only land station data is used for the eastern Caribbean, described here as from Georgetown, Guyana in the south to Anguilla in the north. The Greater (and Western) Antilles is less represented by land stations. However efforts are being made to include more land stations from that part of the region. Note that the severity implied by the index is relative to what is normal for that period of consideration. Normal in the drier season reflects less rainfall than in the wetter season.