October 2024

During the month of October, apart from Trinidad that ranged from moderately dry in the southwest to extremely wet in the northeast and Tobago that was extreme to moderately wet, conditions were mostly normal to below normal throughout the eastern Caribbean. Grenada, Martinique, Guadeloupe and St Kitts were normal to slightly dry; Barbados and Saint Lucia severe to moderately dry; St Vincent and St Croix extremely dry; Dominica and St Maarten moderate to slightly dry; Antigua normal; Anguilla slightly dry and St Thomas severely dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet in central Guyana to slightly dry on the northwestern coastline of Suriname and to extremely wet on the northern Suriname/ French Guiana border. Aruba was exceptionally dry and Curacao ranged from exceptional to mostly extremely dry. Puerto Rico was normal to severely dry west to east. Hispaniola was predominantly exceptionally dry in the Dominican Republic ranging to slightly wet in northwestern Haiti and to Moderately wet in the extreme east of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica ranged from severely dry in southern areas to normal in the west and to slightly dry in the east. Grand Cayman was normal. Northern Bahamas ranged from moderately wet to normal and Belize was from normal to very wet south to north.

August to October 2024

 

Over the three month period conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were mixed. Trinidad was moderately wet to moderately dry; Tobago severely dry to normal; Grenada predominantly slight to moderately dry; Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Antigua, St Kitts, St Croix, St Maarten and Anguilla were normal; St Vincent moderately dry; Saint Lucia moderately dry to normal south to north; Martinique normal to predominantly slightly wet and St Thomas predominantly moderate to very wet. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from slightly wet in southern portions of Guyana to extremely dry in the vicinity of the northern Suriname/French Guiana border. Aruba was moderate to slightly dry and Curacao was slightly dry. Puerto Rico ranged from extremely dry to moderately wet south to north. Hispaniola ranged from severely dry in central areas of the Dominican Republic to normal in western Haiti and slightly wet in the extreme east of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica was moderately wet in the west ranging to slightly dry in the east. Grand Cayman was moderate to predominantly slightly wet. Northern Bahamas was normal to moderately wet and Belize extremely dry to moderately wet south to north.

 

May to October 2024

 

Mixed conditions were experienced during the six month period throughout the eastern Caribbean.  Trinidad was extremely dry to slightly wet; Tobago and Anguilla slight to moderately wet; Grenada, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe and Antigua normal; St Vincent, St Kitts and St Thomas slightly dry to normal; St Maarten slightly wet and St Croix severe to moderately dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet in most of Guyana and western areas of Suriname to exceptionally dry on the northwestern coast of Suriname. Aruba was moderately dry and Curacao moderate to slightly dry. Puerto Rico was severely dry to slightly wet south to north. Hispaniola ranged from normal in Haiti to moderately dry in central Dominican Republic. Jamaica ranged from severely dry in central areas to slightly dry in the west and to moderately dry in the east. Grand Cayman was very to moderately wet. Northern Bahamas ranged from slightly dry to exceptionally wet and Belize from severely dry in the south to normal in the north.

 

 

November 2023 to October 2024

 

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

 

November 2022 to October 2024

Apart from St. Maarten and Anguilla that were predominantly normal to slightly wet and normal to moderately wet, respectively, normal to below normal conditions prevailed over the two year period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad ranged from moderate to extremely dry; Tobago moderately dry; Grenada, Martinique and St Thomas normal; Barbados and St Vincent slightly dry to normal; Saint Lucia slightly dry; Dominica normal to moderately dry; Guadeloupe moderate to extremely dry; Antigua and St Kitts extreme to severely dry; St Croix severe to moderately dry. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from exceptionally wet in southern Guyana and the coastline bordering Suriname/ French Guiana, to moderately dry in most of French Guiana and eastern Suriname. Aruba was moderately dry and Curacao was moderate to slightly dry. Puerto Rico ranged from moderately dry to slightly wet south to north. Hispaniola ranged from severely dry in northwestern Dominican Republic to normal in the west of Haiti and eastern Dominican Republic. Jamaica was normal. Grand Cayman was predominantly normal ranging to slightly wet in the north. Northern Bahamas was extreme to exceptionally wet and Belize was moderately dry in the south to slightly wet in the north.

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