February 2024

Mixed conditions were seen throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean during the month of February, with a normal to below south and a normal to above normal north of the chain. Trinidad was severe to exceptionally dry; Tobago exceptional to predominantly extremely dry; Grenada and St Croix moderately dry; Barbados extreme to severely dry; St Vincent normal; Saint Lucia predominantly normal to slightly dry in the extreme north; Martinique moderately dry to normal; Dominica moderate to extremely wet; Guadeloupe very to extremely wet; Antigua, St Kitts, St Maarten and Anguilla exceptionally wet and St Thomas slight to moderately dry. In the Guianas conditions ranged from moderately wet in southwestern Guyana to exceptionally dry over the central border regions of Suriname/French Guiana. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico ranged from exceptionally wet in western and northern areas to normal in the east. The Dominican Republic ranged from mostly normal to slightly wet in the south, slightly dry in the north and to very wet in the extreme east. Jamaica ranged from normal in the west to extremely wet in the east. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba was mostly normal ranging to slightly wet in the west and to moderately wet in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to very wet and Belize was mostly normal ranging to slightly wet in the northwest and to extremely dry along the eastern coastline.

December 2023 to February 2024

Mixed conditions were experienced over the three month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was predominantly normal to moderately dry; Tobago severe to slightly dry; Grenada severely dry; Barbados moderately wet in the extreme south to predominantly very wet; St Vincent, St Kitts, St Maarten, Anguilla, St Croix and St Thomas normal; Saint Lucia, Dominica and Guadeloupe moderately wet to normal; Martinique normal to moderately dry and Antigua slight to moderately wet. The Guianas were predominantly drier than usual, ranging from normal to extremely dry. Aruba and curacao were normal. Puerto Rico was mostly normal ranging to moderately dry in the extreme southwest. The Dominican Republic ranged from mostly normal to slightly dry in the east. Jamaica and Grand cayman were normal. Cuba ranged from extremely wet in the west to normal in the extreme southeast. Northern Bahamas ranged from slight to very wet and Belize was slightly dry in the southeast ranging to very wet in the northwest.

September 2023 to February 2024

Normal to below normal rainfall was experienced throughout the eastern Caribbean over the six month period. Trinidad ranged from moderate to exceptionally dry; Tobago exceptionally dry; Grenada predominantly slightly dry ranging to moderately dry in the east; Barbados, Martinique, Dominica, St Maarten and Anguilla normal; St Vincent and St Thomas slightly dry; Saint Lucia and St Kitts slightly dry to mostly normal; Guadeloupe normal to moderately dry; Antigua predominantly normal to slightly wet and St Croix moderately dry. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from normal to exceptionally dry. Aruba was normal to slightly wet and Curacao was normal. Puerto Rico ranged from normal to moderately wet from south to north. The Dominican Republic ranged from moderately dry in the west to normal in the east. Jamaica was normal. Grand Cayman was slightly wet. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the west to moderately dry in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from slight to very wet and Belize from very wet in the south to normal in the north.

March 2023 to February 2024

Over the twelve month period, normal to below normal conditions were experienced throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Tobago and Grenada were severely dry; Barbados, Saint Lucia, Antigua, St Kitts, St Maarten, Anguilla and St Thomas normal; St Vincent moderate to slightly dry; Martinique normal to moderately dry; Dominica predominantly moderate to slightly dry; Guadeloupe slightly dry to predominantly normal and St Croix moderate to mostly slightly dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from extremely wet in southern Guyana to exceptionally dry in central areas of French Guiana and the central border with Suriname. Aruba was slightly dry and Curacao was normal. Puerto Rico ranged from exceptionally dry in the extreme south to normal in the north. The Dominican Republic ranged from extremely wet in the west to slightly dry in the extreme southeast. Jamaica was normal. Grand Cayman was predominantly normal ranging to slightly dry in the east. Cuba was exceptionally dry in west central areas ranging to exceptionally wet in the west and to extremely wet in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from moderately wet to mostly exceptionally wet and Belize from moderately dry to normal from south to north.

March 2022 to February 2024

Apart from a few islands in the south that were slightly wet, predominantly normal to below normal conditions were experienced over the two year period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, Martinique, Antigua, Anguilla and St Thomas were normal; St Vincent slightly wet; Saint Lucia slightly wet to normal; Dominica and St Maarten normal to slightly dry; Guadeloupe and St Kitts slight to moderately dry and st Croix moderately dry. In the Guianas, conditions were mostly moderately wet ranging to exceptionally wet in southern Guyana and to slightly dry in southeastern French Guiana. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico was predominantly normal ranging to severely dry in the extreme south and to slightly wet on the northern coastline. The Dominican Republic ranged from normal in the west to very wet in the extreme northeast. Jamaica was mostly normal ranging to moderately dry in the east. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the west to extremely dry in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to exceptionally wet and Belize very wet in the south ranging to moderately dry in the north.

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