SPI October 2014

SPI Monitor October 2014

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SPI Discussion October 2014

October 2014

There were diverse rainfall experiences during the month in the eastern Caribbean and Guyana. Trinidad, Grenada and St. Maarten were moderately wet; Tobago and Barbados abnormally dry; St. Vincent and Dominica severely dry; St. Lucia and Antigua normal; St. Kitts and Anguilla very wet; St. Croix moderately dry; and Guyana from very wet in the west to abnormally dry in the east. Puerto Rico was moderate to severely dry, while Aruba was normal. Conditions in Jamaica ranged from normal in the west to severely dry in the east, but Grand Cayman was normal. Apart from an area in the northeast of the island that was abnormally dry, Cuba was normal. Belize was moderately wet in the south and abnormally wet in the north.

August to October 2014

spi3oct2014For the three month period, diverse rainfall conditions were experienced in the eastern Caribbean and Guyana. Trinidad, Tobago, Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua, Anguilla, St. Maarten and St. Croix were normal; Grenada moderately wet; St. Vincent and Dominica moderately dry; St. Kitts abnormally dry; and Guyana abnormally wet in the west and normal in the east. Puerto Rico was normal to abnormally wet; while Aruba was normal. Conditions in Jamaica ranged from normal in the west to extremely dry in the east, but Grand Cayman was abnormally dry. Apart from northern regions that were abnormally wet, Belize was normal.

May to October 2014

spi6oct2014Normal to below normal conditions dominated the islands of the eastern Caribbean for the six month period. Trinidad, Grenada, Anguilla, St. Maarten and St. Croix were normal; Tobago, Barbados and St. Kitts abnormally dry; St Vincent and Dominica severely dry; and St. Lucia and Antigua moderately dry. Conditions in Guyana ranged from very wet in the northwest to exceptionally dry in the east, but both Puerto Rico and Aruba were normal. Conditions in Jamaica ranged from normal in the west to extremely dry in the east, while Grand Cayman was abnormally dry. Normal to moderately dry conditions existed across Cuba. Belize was abnormally dry in the south and normal in the north.

November 2013 to October 2014

spi12oct2014Diverse rainfall was experienced over the period across the eastern Caribbean and Guyana. Trinidad was abnormal to moderately wet; Tobago, Barbados and Antigua moderately dry; Grenada, St. Croix and St. Maarten normal; St. Vincent and St. Kitts severely dry; St. Lucia abnormally dry; Dominica exceptionally dry; and Guyana from extremely wet in the west to abnormally dry in the east. Puerto Rico was predominantly abnormally wet, but Aruba was moderately dry. Conditions in Jamaica ranged from abnormally wet in the west to severely dry in the east, but Grand Cayman was normal. Apart from the western part of the island that was abnormal to extremely wet, Cuba was dry. Rainfall in Belize ranged from moderately wet in the west to normal to the north and south.

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.

SPI September 2014

SPI Monitor September 2014

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SPI Discussion September 2014

September 2014

Apart from Grenada that was moderately wet, the islands of the eastern Caribbean experienced normal to below normal rainfall. Trinidad was normal to abnormally dry; Tobago, Dominica and Antigua abnormally dry; St. Kitts, Barbados, St. Vincent, St. Lucia and St. Croix normal; and Anguilla and St. Maarten moderately dry. Conditions in Guyana ranged from normal in the west to severely dry in the east. Aruba was normal while Puerto Rico was abnormally wet in the west and normal in the east. Jamaica ranged from normal in the west to severely dry in the east, but Grand Cayman was normal. Apart from the eastern extremity of Cuba that ranged from abnormal to severely dry, Cuba was predominantly normal. Belize conditions ranged from abnormally wet in the south to very wet in the north.

July to September 2014

spi_3sept2014For the three month period, rainfall in the islands of the eastern Caribbean was normal to below normal. Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, St. Vincent, St. Kitts and St. Croix were normal; Barbados and Antigua moderately dry; Dominica abnormally dry; Anguilla extremely dry; and St. Maarten severely dry. Rainfall in Guyana ranged from moderately wet in the west to moderately dry in the east. Aruba was normal, while Puerto Rico was moderately wet. Rainfall in Jamaica ranged from normal in the west to moderately dry in the east, but Grand Cayman was normal. The eastern and western portions of Cuba were normal, while central areas were abnormal to moderately dry. Belize ranged from severely dry in the south to normal in the north.

April to September 2014

spi_6sept2014Normal to below normal rainfall totals dominated the six month period in the islands of the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad and St. Kitts were normal; Tobago, Grenada, St. Lucia, Antigua and Anguilla moderately dry; Barbados, St. Vincent and Dominica severely dry; St. Maarten abnormally dry and St. Croix normal. Conditions in Guyana ranged from very wet in the northwest to exceptionally dry in the east. Aruba was moderately dry, but Puerto Rico abnormally wet. Rainfall in Jamaica ranged from abnormally wet in the west to moderately dry in the east, while Grand Cayman was abnormally dry. The western half of Cuba was abnormal to moderately dry, while the east was predominantly normal. Belize rainfall ranged from moderately dry in the south to normal in the north.

October 2013 to September 2014

spi_12sept2014Apart from Trinidad that was abnormal to moderately wet, the islands of the eastern Caribbean were normal to moderately dry. Tobago, St. Lucia and St. Maarten were abnormally dry; Grenada, St. Vincent, Anguilla and St. Croix normal; Barbados, Antigua and St. Kitts moderately dry; and Dominica severely dry. Conditions in Guyana ranged from extremely wet in the west to abnormally dry in the east. Aruba was moderately dry, but Puerto Rico abnormally wet. Jamaica ranged from normal in the west to moderately dry in the east, while Grand Cayman was normal. Apart from western areas that were moderate to extremely wet, Cuba was predominantly normal. Conditions in Belize ranged from moderately wet in the west to normal to the south and north.

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.

SPI August 2014

SPI Monitor August 2014

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SPI Discussion August 2014

August 2014

Apart from Anguilla that was abnormally dry, normal to above normal rainfall was experienced in the eastern Caribbean and Guyana for August. Guyana, Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Dominica, Antigua and St. Maarten were all normal; St. Kitts moderately wet; and St. Croix extremely wet. Puerto Rico was very to extremely wet, while Aruba was abnormally dry. Both Jamaica and Grand Cayman were normal. Central Cuba was dominated by normal conditions, while western areas were abnormal to moderately wet and eastern areas abnormal to very wet. Rainfall in Belize ranged from extremely dry in the south to moderately dry in the north.

June 2014 to August 2014

SPI June 2014 - August 2014

Apart from Trinidad that was normal to abnormally wet, the islands of the eastern Caribbean were normal to below normal for the three month period. Tobago and Dominica were abnormally dry; Grenada and Antigua severely dry; Barbados, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, St. Maarten and Anguilla moderately dry; St. Kitts and St. Croix normal. Guyana conditions ranged from being very wet in the west to moderately dry in the east. Puerto Rico was normal, but Aruba was moderately dry. Jamaica was moderately dry to the south and abnormally dry in the north, while Grand Cayman was normal. The eastern portion of Cuba was predominantly normal, while the west was abnormal to moderately dry. In Belize, the west was extremely dry and the east exceptionally dry.

March 2014 to August 2014

SPI March 2014 - August 2014

Apart from St. Croix that was abnormally wet, the islands of the eastern Caribbean were normal to below normal. Trinidad, St. Kitts and Anguilla were normal; Tobago, St. Lucia, Dominica and Antigua moderately dry; Grenada severely dry; and St. Maarten abnormally dry. Guyana conditions ranged from very wet in the northwest to exceptionally dry in the east. Puerto Rico was normal, but Aruba was severely dry. Jamaica ranged from abnormally wet in the west to moderately dry in the east, while Grand Cayman was abnormally dry. The western portion of Cuba was abnormal to moderately dry while the east was normal to moderately wet. Belize experienced extremely dry conditions in the south and severely dry conditions in the north.

September 2013 to August 2014

SPI September 2013 - August 2014

Diverse rainfall amounts were experienced between the normal to above normal northern and southern extremes, and the central eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was abnormal to moderately wet; Tobago, St. Vincent, and Anguilla normal; Grenada, Dominica, Antigua and St. Kitts moderately dry; St. Maarten abnormally dry; St. Croix abnormally wet; and Guyana ranging from very wet in the northwest to normal in the east. Puerto Rico was abnormally wet, while Aruba was severely dry. Conditions in Jamaica ranged from normal in the west to moderately dry in the east, while Grand Cayman was normal. Apart from the western one-third that was abnormal to exceptionally wet, Cuba was normal. Conditions in Belize were from moderately wet in the west to normal in the east.

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.

SPI Monitor July 2014

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SPI Discussion July 2014

July 2014

Below normal conditions dominated in the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Tobago, St. Lucia, Dominica, Anguilla and St. Maarten were moderately dry; Grenada, Barbados and St. Kitts abnormally dry; St. Vincent normal; Antigua exceptionally dry; and St. Croix extremely dry. Conditions in Guyana ranged from moderately wet in the north to severely dry in the east. Aruba was normal while Puerto Rico was normal to abnormally dry. Jamaica was predominantly abnormally dry, while Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba was extremely to exceptionally dry. Conditions in Belize ranged from extremely dry in the south to abnormally dry in the north.

May 2014 to July 2014

 

SPI_3july2014For the three month period the islands of the eastern Caribbean were normal to below normal. Trinidad, Tobago, St. Kitts, Anguilla, St. Maarten and St. Croix were normal; Grenada, St. Lucia and Dominica severely dry; and Barbados, St. Vincent and Antigua moderately dry. Conditions in Guyana ranged from moderately wet in the northwest to exceptionally dry in the east. Aruba was moderately dry while Puerto Rico was normal. Conditions in Jamaica ranged from normal in the west to moderately dry in the east, but Grand Cayman was abnormally dry. Conditions in Cuba ranged from severely dry in the west to normal in the east. Belize was abnormally dry in the west and moderately dry in the east.

 February 2014 to July 2014

 

SPI_6july2014Normal to below normal conditions were experienced during the six month period in the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Tobago, Anguilla, St. Maarten and St. Croix were normal; Grenada and St. Kitts moderately dry; and Barbados, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Dominica and Antigua severely dry. Conditions in Guyana ranged from moderately wet in the northwest to exceptionally dry in the east. Aruba was extremely dry, but Puerto Rico normal. Jamaica ranged from normal in the west to moderately dry in the east. Rainfall in Cuba ranged from moderately dry in the west to moderately wet in the east. Grand Cayman was abnormally dry. Belize was severely dry in the south and moderately dry in the north.

August 2013 to July 2014

 

SPI_12july2014Normal to below normal conditions dominated the eastern Caribbean during the twelve month period. Trinidad, Barbados, Anguilla and St. Croix were normal; Tobago and St. Lucia abnormally dry; Grenada and Antigua severely dry; St. Vincent, Dominica, and St. Kitts moderately dry. Rainfall in Guyana ranged from extremely wet in the west to normal in the east. Aruba was moderately dry but Puerto Rico moderately wet. Jamaica was normal in the west and abnormally dry in the east, while Grand Cayman was normal. While central Cuba was normal, the west was exceptional to abnormally wet, and the east abnormal to moderately dry. Belize ranged from normal in the south to moderately wet in the north.

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.

SPI June 2014

SPI Monitor June 2014

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SPI Discussion June 2014

June 2014

Rainfall in the islands of the eastern Caribbean was normal to below normal. Trinidad, Dominica and St. Kitts were normal, Tobago and St. Croix severely dry; Grenada extremely dry; Barbados and St. Lucia abnormally dry; and St. Vincent, Antigua, Anguilla and St. Maarten moderately dry. Conditions in Guyana ranged from very wet in the west to normal in the east. Aruba was abnormally dry, but Puerto Rico severely dry. Jamaica was severely dry in the south and moderately dry in the north, but Grand Cayman was normal. Conditions in Cuba were predominantly normal dry except for the western extreme that was abnormal to moderately dry. Rainfall in Belize ranged from normal in the south to exceptionally dry in the north.

April 2014 to June 2014

For the three month period, the islands of the eastern Caribbean were normal to below normal, apart from St. Croix that was abnormally wet. Trinidad was normal to abnormally dry; Tobago, St. Lucia and Dominica moderately dry; Grenada and St. Vincent extremely dry; Barbados severely dry; Antigua and Anguilla abnormally dry; and St. Kitts and St. Maarten normal. Conditions in Guyana ranged from moderately wet in the west to exceptionally dry in the east. Aruba was severely dry, but Puerto Rico was normal. Rainfall in Jamaica ranged from moderately wet in the west to moderately dry in the east. Grand Cayman was normal, while Cuba’s western areas were abnormally wet and the eastern areas abnormal to moderately wet. Conditions in Belize ranged from normal in the west to moderately dry in the east.

January 2014 to June 2014

The islands of the eastern Caribbean were normal to below normal for the six month period. Trinidad was normal to abnormally dry; Tobago, Antigua, Anguilla and St. Maarten moderately dry; Grenada and St. Croix normal; Barbados, St. Lucia and St. Kitts abnormally dry; and St. Vincent and Dominica severely dry. Conditions in Guyana ranged from moderately wet in the west to moderately dry in the east. Aruba was moderately dry. Puerto Rico and Grand Cayman were normal; while Cuba had areas of abnormally wet rainfall in the east. Conditions in Jamaica ranged from moderately wet in the west to moderately dry in the east, while Belize ranged from normal in the west to moderately dry in the east.

July 2013 to June 2014

SPI July 2013 - June 2014

Apart from St. Croix that was abnormally wet, the islands of the eastern Caribbean were normal to below normal. Trinidad was predominantly normal; Tobago, St. Vincent, Dominica, Antigua, St. Kitts and Anguilla moderately dry; Grenada extremely dry; and Barbados, St. Lucia and St. Maarten normal. Rainfall in Guyana ranged from very wet in the west to abnormally wet in the east. Aruba was moderately dry, Puerto Rico was extremely wet in the west and very wet in the east. Jamaica and Grand Cayman were normal. Cuba was predominantly abnormally dry apart from west portions that were normal to moderately wet. Rainfall in Belize ranged from extremely wet in the west to moderately wet to the east.

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.