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Caribbean Climate Outlook Newsletter April to June 2024

March 27, 2024/in CariCOF Climate Outlooks, Climate Outlook Newsletter, Long Range Forecasts /by Wayne Depradine

Mean Temperature Anomalies January 2024

March 26, 2024/in Climate Monitoring, Mean Temperature Anomalies /by Wayne Depradine

January 2024

Temperature anomalies were warmer than usual for January 2024 throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was predominantly between 1.50 to 2.50 ^oC warmer ranging to 0.75 ^o C warmer in the northeast; Tobago, Grenada, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Antigua, St Kitts, St Maarten, St Thomas and St Croix were between 0.75 to 1.50 ^o C warmer; Barbados and Saint Lucia were predominantly between 0.25 to 0.75 ^oC warmer, ranging to 1.50 ^o C warmer; Temperatures in the Guianas ranged from 0.75 ^oC warmer to over 2.50 ^o C warmer. Aruba was between was between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer and Curacao was between 0.25 and 1.50 ^oC warmer. Puerto Rico was between 1.50 to 2.50 ^oC warmer. The Dominican Republic was predominantly 0.75 and 1.50 ^o C warmer, ranging to 0.25 ^o C warmer in the north and to 2.50 ^o C warmer in the east. Jamaica and Grand Cayman were between 0.75 and 1.50 ^oC warmer. Northern Bahamas was over 2.50 ^oC warmer to 0.25^o C cooler and Belize was between 1.50 ^oC cooler to over 2.50 ^oC warmer southeast to northwest.

November 2023 to January 2024

Temperature anomalies were warmer than usual over the three-month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was ranged from 2.50 ^o C warmer to 0.75 ^oC warmer southwest to northeast; Tobago, Barbados, Martinique, Dominica, St Thomas and St Croix were between 0.75 to 1.50^oC warmer; Grenada was between 1.50 to 0.25 ^oC warmer, Saint Lucia and St Maarten were between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer; Guadeloupe ranged from 1.50 ^oC warmer to predominantly between 0.25 to 0.75 ^oC warmer; Antigua and St Kitts was between 0 to 0.25 ^oC warmer. The Guianas ranged from 0.75 to over 2.50^oC warmer. Aruba and Curacao were between 0.25 to 0.75 ^oC warmer. Puerto Rico was predominantly between 1.50 to 2.50 ^oC warmer ranging to 0.75 ^oC warmer in the east. The Dominican Republic was between 1.50 and 0.25 ^oC warmer. Jamaica and Grand Cayman were between 0.75 and 1.50 ^oC warmer. Northern Bahamas and Belize were between 0.25 and 1.50 ^oC warmer.

August 2023 to January 2024

Temperature anomalies were warmer than usual for August 2023 to January 2024 throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was predominantly between 1.50 and 2.50 ^o C ranging to 0.75 ^oC warmer in the extreme northeast; Tobago; Grenada, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, St Thomas and St. Croix were between 0.75 to 1.50 ^oC warmer. Guadeloupe and St Maarten were predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75 ranging to 1.50 ^oC warmer; Antigua was predominantly between 0 and 0.25 ^oC warmer, ranging to 0.75 ^oC warmer; St Kitts was between 0.25^oC and 0.75^oC warmer. The Guianas ranged from 0.75^oC to over 2.50 ^oC warmer. Aruba was between 0.25 and 1.50 ^o C warmer, and Curacao was between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer. Puerto Rico was between 2.50 to 0.75^oC warmer. The Dominican Republic was predominantly between 0.75 to 1.50 ^oC warmer, ranging to 0.25 ^oC warmer in the north. Jamaica and Grand Cayman were between 0.75 and 1.50^oC warmer. Northern Bahamas and Belize were 0.25 and 1.50 ^oC warmer.

February 2023 to January 2024

Temperature anomalies were warmer than usual over the twelve-month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Tobago, Barbados, Martinique were between 0.75 to 1.50 ^oC warmer; Grenada and Dominica ranged from 1.50 ^oC to predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer; Guadeloupe ranged from 0 to predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer, Antigua, St Kitts and St Maarten were between 0 to 0.25 ^oC warmer, Saint Lucia, St Thomas and St Croix were between 0.25 to 0.75 ^oC warmer. The Guianas were predominantly between 0.75 to 1.50^oC warmer, ranging from 0.25 ^oC warmer to 2.50 ^oC warmer. Aruba was between 0.25 and 0.75^oC warmer, and Curacao was between 0 to 0.25 ^oC warmer. Puerto Rico was predominantly between 0.75 and 1.50 ^oC warmer ranging to 0.25 ^oC warmer in the east. The Dominican Republic was predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer ranging to 1.50 ^oC warmer in the east. Jamaica and Grand Cayman were between 0.75 ^oC and 1.50 ^oC warmer. Northern Bahamas and Belize ranged from 0.25 ^oC warmer to predominantly were between 0.75 and 1.50 ^oC warmer.