November 2024

Predominantly normal to above normal conditions were seen throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean during the month of November. Trinidad was normal to very wet; Grenada moderate to very wet; Grenada slightly wet; Barbados, St Kitts and Anguilla normal to slightly wet; St Vincent moderate to extremely wet; Saint Lucia exceptional to slight to extremely wet; Martinique, Guadeloupe and St Maarten moderately wet to normal; Dominica normal and Antigua moderately wet. In the Guianas conditions were mostly normal ranging to exceptionally wet in northwestern French Guiana and to extremely dry in northwestern Suriname. Aruba was normal and Curacao normal to slightly dry. Puerto Rico ranged from extremely dry in the southwest to extremely wet in the east. The Dominican Republic ranged from normal in the north to extremely wet in the east. Jamaica ranged from extremely wet in the south to slightly wet in the north. Grand Cayman was moderately wet. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to moderately dry and Belize from slightly dry in the south to very wet in the north.

September to November 2024

Mixed conditions were experienced across the eastern Caribbean over the three month period. Trinidad was slightly wet to moderately dry; Grenada, St Vincent, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Kitts and Anguilla normal; Barbados and Martinique normal to moderately wet; Dominica normal to extremely dry; Guadeloupe normal to slightly wet; Antigua slight to moderately wet. In the Guianas conditions were mostly normal ranging to slightly wet in parts of French Guiana and to severely dry in norther Guyana and northwestern Suriname.  Aruba was slight to moderately dry and Curacao slightly dry to normal. Puerto Rico ranged from extremely dry in the southwest to moderately wet in the northeast. The Dominican Republic was predominantly normal to  moderately wet in the east and extreme southwest and to slightly wet in southeastern areas. Jamaica ranged from very wet in the south to normal in the east and west. Grand Cayman was very to moderately wet. Northern Bahamas was normal and Belize ranged from severely dry in the south to extremely wet in the northeast.

June to November 2024

Normal to above normal conditions prevailed over the six month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was extremely dry to very wet; Grenada slight to moderately wet; Barbados, Martinique and Guadeloupe normal to moderately wet; St Vincent, Dominica, Antigua and St Kitts normal; Saint Lucia normal to slightly wet; and St Maarten and Anguilla slightly wet. In the Guianas conditions ranged from very wet in northern Guyana to extremely dry in northeastern French Guiana. Aruba was slight to moderately dry and Curacao moderately dry to normal. Puerto Rico ranged from severely dry in the southwest to moderately wet in the northwest. The Dominican Republic was predominantly normal ranging to moderately wet in the southwest. Jamaica ranged extremely dry in the south to moderately wet in the north. Grand cayman was very wet. Northern Bahamas ranged from predominantly normal to moderately wet and Belize  from severely dry in the south to  exceptionally wet in the northeast.

 

December 2023 to November 2024

Mixed conditions were experienced over the twelve month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was exceptionally dry to very wet; Grenada, St Vincent, Saint Lucia and St Kitts normal; Barbados normal to very wet; Martinique and Antigua predominantly normal to slightly wet; Dominica moderately dry to normal; Guadeloupe normal to moderately wet; St Maarten slight to moderately wet; and Anguilla moderately wet. In the Guianas, conditions varied from very wet in northern and southwestern Guyana to exceptionally dry in northern Guyana and northwest French Guiana. Aruba was moderately and Curacao slightly dry to normal. Puerto Rico ranged from extremely dry in the south to very wet in the northeast. The Dominican Republic ranged from moderately wet in the southwest to severely dry in the north. Jamaica ranged from extremely dry in the south to moderately wet in the north. Grand Cayman was very wet. Northern Bahamas ranged from extremely wet to normal and Belize from severely dry in the south to very wet in northeastern areas.

December 2022 to November 2024

Though predominantly normal to below normal over the two year period, Guadeloupe was slightly wet to moderately dry and Anguilla slightly wet. Trinidad ranged from extremely wet to exceptionally dry south to north; Grenada, Barbados, Antigua and St Maarten  normal; St. Vincent slight to moderately dry; Saint Lucia, Martinique and St Kitts slightly dry to normal; and Dominica normal to moderately dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from extremely wet in the southwest and extreme of north Guyana to extremely dry in northern Guyana and to severely dry in southern portions of French Guiana. Aruba was moderately dry and Curacao normal. Puerto Rico ranged from severely dry in the south to moderately wet in the northeast. The Dominican Republic ranged from extremely wet in the southwest to moderately dry in the north. Jamaica ranged from severely dry in the west to moderately wet in the north. Grand Cayman was slight to moderately wet. Northern Bahamas was normal to extremely wet and Belize from moderately wet in the east to severely dry in the north and to moderately dry in the south.

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