January 2025

Mixed conditions were experienced throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean during the month of January, with normal to below normal rainfall in the Leeward Islands and normal to above normal in the rest of the island chain. Trinidad was exceptional to slightly wet; Tobago very to moderately wet; Grenada moderately wet; Barbados normal; St Vincent extremely wet; Saint Lucia very wet to ; Martinique moderate to predominantly very wet; Dominica moderately wet to normal; Guadeloupe  normal to slightly dry; Antigua normal to slightly wet; St Kitts and  Anguilla predominantly normal to slightly dry; St Maarten moderately dry to normal;  St Croix moderately dry and St Thomas slightly dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet in southwestern Guyana to moderately dry in northern Guyana and western areas of French Guiana. Aruba and Curacao were slightly wet. Puerto Rico ranged from moderately dry in the west to normal in the east. Hispaniola ranged from severely dry in northwestern Dominican Republic to normal in southwest Haiti and southwestern and eastern areas of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica ranged from extremely dry in northwestern areas to moderately dry in the west and to slightly wet in the east. Grand Cayman was extremely dry. Cuba ranged from extremely dry in the southeast to normal in the west and east. Northern Bahamas ranged from exceptionally dry to normal and Belize was mostly normal ranging to extremely wet in the north.

November 2024 to January 2025

Mostly normal to above normal conditions were experienced over the three month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. and Saint Lucia ranged from exceptionally wet to normal; Tobago, Barbados and Martinique slightly wet to normal; Grenada and St Thomas moderate to extremely wet; St Vincent exceptionally wet; Saint Lucia exceptionally wet in the south to normal in the north; Dominica slight to moderately wet; Guadeloupe moderately wet to normal; Antigua slight to moderately dry; St Kitts, St Maarten and Anguilla normal; St Croix extreme to moderately dry. In the Guianas, conditions were mostly normal ranging to exceptionally wet in northern Guyana and to severely dry in southeastern Suriname. Aruba was normal and Curacao normal to predominantly slightly dry. Puerto Rico ranged from slight to moderately wet from west to east. Hispaniola ranged from normal in northern areas to moderately wet in the west and to exceptionally wet in eastern portions of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica was extremely wet in the south ranging to slightly dry in the north. Grand Cayman was slightly wet to normal. Cuba ranged from slightly dry in west central and southeastern areas to normal in the west and moderately wet in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to moderately dry and Belize from slightly dry in the south to extremely wet in the north.

August 2024 to January 2025

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

February 2024 to January 2025

Over the twelve month period conditions were mostly normal to above normal in the eastern Caribbean islands. Trinidad was exceptionally wet to extremely dry; Tobago and saint Lucia were predominantly normal to slightly dry; Grenada, Barbados, Dominica and Antigua normal to slightly wet; St Vincent slightly wet; Martinique, St Kitts and St Thomas normal; Guadeloupe moderately wet to normal; St Maarten and Anguilla slight to moderately wet and St Croix extreme to severely dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet in northern Guyana to exceptionally dry in the vicinity of the southcentral Suriname/French Guiana border. Aruba was slight to moderately dry and Curacao moderately dry to normal. Puerto Rico was predominantly normal to very wet. Hispaniola ranged from severely dry in northwestern Dominican Republic to extremely wet in southwestern Haiti and to moderately wet in the extreme east of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica ranged from severely dry to moderately wet from southwest to east. Grand Cayman was moderately wet. Cuba was normal in central areas ranging to exceptionally wet in the west and to extremely wet in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from slightly dry to moderately wet and Belize ranged from severely dry in the south to exceptionally wet in the northeast.

February 2023 to January 2025

Mixed conditions were experienced over the two year period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was exceptionally wet to exceptionally dry southeast to northwest; Tobago normal to moderately dry; Grenada, St Vincent, and Anguilla normal to slightly wet; Barbados, Antigua, St Maarten and St Thomas normal; Saint Lucia, Martinique, Dominica and St Kitts normal to slightly dry; Guadeloupe slightly wet to severely dry and St Croix severe to moderately dry. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from exceptionally wet in northern Guyana to exceptionally dry in northeastern Guyana and southern Suriname/ French Guiana border. Aruba was moderately dry and Curacao mostly normal to slightly dry. Puerto Rico was predominantly normal, ranging to slightly wet in the northeast. Hispaniola ranged from extremely wet in southern areas to severely dry in the north. Jamaica ranged from extremely dry in the west to moderately wet in the northwest and to slightly wet in the east. Grand Cayman was slightly wet to normal. Cuba was exceptionally wet in the west ranging to extremely dry in central areas and to normal in the southeast. Northern Bahamas was normal to exceptionally wet and Belize moderately dry in southern areas ranging to very wet in the east and severely dry in the north.

 

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