November 2023

Normal to below normal conditions were seen throughout most of the islands of the eastern Caribbean during the month of November. Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, St Vincent and Saint Lucia normal; Martinique mostly slightly dry to normal; Dominica mostly normal to slightly dry; Guadeloupe moderate to exceptionally dry; Antigua extremely dry; St Kitts slight to moderately dry; St Maarten and Anguilla moderately dry; St Croix and St Thomas normal to slightly wet. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally dry in northern Suriname to very wet on the northern coastline of French Guiana and to moderately wet in southwestern Guyana.  Aruba was very wet and Curacao moderate to slightly wet. Puerto Rico ranged from exceptionally dry in the south to very wet in the extreme northwest. Hispaniola was predominantly wetter than usual, ranging from normal in northwestern areas to exceptionally wet in eastern areas. Jamaica ranged from exceptionally wet in the south to very wet in the northwest. Grand Cayman was moderately wet. Cuba ranged from very wet in the extreme west to normal in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from moderate to extremely wet and Belize was exceptional to very wet.

September to November 2023

Normal to below normal conditions were mostly seen over the three month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad slight to severely dry; Tobago extremely dry; Grenada predominantly moderate to severely dry on the eastern coastline; Barbados, St Maarten and Anguilla moderately dry; St Vincent and Martinique predominantly moderate to slightly dry; Saint Lucia slightly dry; Dominica and Guadeloupe normal to moderately wet; St Kitts slightly wet to normal and Antigua, St Croix and St Thomas normal. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from slightly wet in southwestern Guyana to exceptionally dry from southern areas of French Guiana to central Suriname. Aruba was slightly wet to predominantly normal and Curacao normal. Puerto Rico was exceptionally dry in the south ranging to slightly wet in the extreme northwest. Hispaniola was mostly normal ranging from moderately dry in the extreme southwest of Haiti and to very wet in the extreme east of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica and Grand Cayman ranged from slightly wet to mostly normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the west to severely dry in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from moderately wet to normal and Belize ranged from extremely wet in the south to normal in the north.

 

June to November 2023

Over the six month period conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were mostly normal to below normal. Trinidad, Tobago and Grenada moderately dry; Barbados normal in the west to predominantly slightly wet; St Vincent moderate to slightly dry; Saint Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Antigua, St Kitts, St Maarten, St Croix and St Thomas normal and Anguilla predominantly normal to slightly wet. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from extremely wet in southern Guyana to exceptionally dry in northern Guyana and most of French Guiana. Aruba and curacao were normal. Puerto Rico ranged from extremely dry in the south to slightly wet in the extreme northwest. Hispaniola ranged from normal in Haiti to extremely wet in northeastern Dominican Republic. Jamaica was normal. Grand Cayman was slightly dry. Cuba was mostly wet, ranging from exceptionally wet in the west to normal in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from moderate to extremely wet and Belize ranged from slightly dry to slightly wet south to north.

 

 

December 2022 to November 2023

Conditions throughout the twelve month period in the eastern Caribbean were normal to below normal. Trinidad, Barbados, Martinique and St Thomas slight to moderately dry; Tobago severely dry; Grenada severe to extremely dry; St Vincent severe to moderately dry; Saint Lucia and St Kitts slightly dry to mostly normal; Dominica, Guadeloupe and Antigua normal; St Maarten and Anguilla slightly dry and St Croix moderately dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from very wet in southwestern Guyana to extremely dry in southeastern French Guiana. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico ranged from severely dry in the south to normal in the northwest. Hispaniola ranged from moderately dry in western Haiti to moderately wet in eastern areas of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica and Grand Cayman were normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the west to severely dry in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to extremely wet and Belize was moderately wet in the south ranging to severely dry in the north.

 

 

December 2021 to November 2023

Over the two year period conditions the eastern Caribbean was mostly normal to below normal in the north and normal to above normal in the south. Trinidad slight to predominantly moderately wet; Tobago and Grenada slightly wet; Barbados and Anguilla slightly dry; St Vincent, Saint Lucia, Martinique, Dominica and St Thomas normal; Guadeloupe normal to moderately dry; Antigua slightly dry to normal; St Kitts and St Maarten slight to moderately dry; St Croix moderately dry. In the Guianas, conditions were mostly wet ranging from exceptionally wet in in northern and southern Guyana as well as northern areas of French Guiana to normal from just west of the northern Guyana/Suriname border in northern Suriname. Aruba ranged from moderate to slightly wet and Curacao was normal. Puerto Rico was mostly normal ranging from moderately dry in the south to slightly wet in the north. Hispaniola ranged from moderately dry in western Haiti to moderately wet in eastern parts of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica was predominantly normal ranging to slightly dry in the east. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the west to severely dry in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from exceptionally wet to normal and Belize was extremely wet in the south ranging to moderately dry in the north.

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