June 2023

Mixed conditions were seen throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean during the month of June. Trinidad was exceptionally wet to moderately dry; Grenada very to moderately wet; Barbados and St Maarten moderately wet to normal; St Vincent, Antigua and St Thomas normal; Saint Lucia slightly wet in the south to predominantly normal; Martinique slightly wet to slightly dry; Dominica and St Kitts slight to moderately dry; Guadeloupe predominantly normal to slightly dry; Anguilla slight to predominantly moderately wet and St Croix moderately wet. In the Guianas, conditions were mostly normal ranging to extremely wet extreme north of Guyana and to exceptionally dry in northeastern French Guiana. Aruba was slight to moderately dry and Curacao was moderately dry. Puerto Rico ranged from moderately wet in the southwest to moderately dry on the northeastern coastline. Hispaniola ranged from exceptionally wet in the south to severely dry in the extreme east. Jamaica ranged from extremely wet in the northwest to slightly wet in the east. Grand Cayman was moderately dry. Northern Bahamas ranged from exceptional to moderately wet and Belize was normal in the south ranging to moderately dry in the north and to exceptionally dry in the west.

April to June 2023

During the three month period, conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were predominantly normal to below normal. Trinidad ranged from exceptionally wet to normal; Grenada moderately wet to normal; Barbados, Saint Lucia and Antigua normal; St Vincent moderate to slightly dry; Martinique and Guadeloupe normal to moderately dry; Dominica moderately dry; St Kitts and St Thomas moderate to slightly dry; St Maarten and St Croix slightly dry to normal and Anguilla normal to slightly wet. In the Guianas, mostly normal conditions prevailed with very wet conditions experienced in the extreme northeastern coast of Guyana and severely dry conditions in southeastern French Guiana. Aruba ranged from moderate to severely dry and Curacao was extremely dry. Puerto Rico was moderately wet in the south ranging to slightly dry in the northeast. Hispaniola ranged from exceptionally wet in areas spanning from central and southern areas of Haiti to southwestern areas of the Dominican Republic, and to extremely dry in east central Dominican Republic. Jamaica ranged from slightly wet to normal west to east. Grand Cayman was predominantly slightly dry to normal south to north. Northern Bahamas was exceptional to moderately wet and Belize normal in the south ranging to moderately dry in the north and to exceptionally dry along the eastern coastline.

 

January to June 2023

Mostly normal to below normal conditions were experienced over the six month period in the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was exceptionally wet to normal southeast to northwest; Grenada slightly wet to normal; Barbados, St. Kitts, Anguilla and St Thomas slightly dry to normal; St Vincent severe to moderately dry; Saint Lucia and Antigua normal; Martinique, Dominica and Guadeloupe normal to severely dry; St Maarten moderately dry to normal and St Croix moderately dry. Most of the Guianas ranged from normal to moderately wet, but with conditions in French Guiana ranging from exceptionally wet in northwestern areas to severely dry in the southeast. Aruba was normal and Curacao was predominantly slightly dry to normal. Puerto Rico ranged from severely dry in the south to normal in the north. Hispaniola ranged from exceptionally wet in southern areas to exceptionally dry in central areas of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica and Grand Cayman were normal. Northern Bahamas ranged from exceptionally wet to normal and Belize ranged from normal in the extreme south to exceptionally dry in northeastern areas.

 

July 2022 to June 2023

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

 

July 2021 to June 2023

 

Apart from in the south, predominantly normal to below normal conditions prevailed over the two year period in the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was exceptionally wet; Grenada and St Thomas normal; Barbados severely dry to normal; St Vincent, Martinique and Antigua severe to moderately dry; Saint Lucia and Anguilla slightly dry to predominantly normal; Dominica moderately dry to normal; Guadeloupe normal to exceptionally dry; St Kitts and St Maarten slight to moderately dry with St. Kitts predominantly slightly dry and St. Maarten predominantly moderately dry and St Croix moderately dry. In the Guianas, exceptionally wet conditions dominated in Guyana and French Guiana, with exceptionally wet to moderately dry conditions in Suriname. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico was mostly normal with moderately dry conditions in the southeast and moderately wet areas in the extreme northwest. Hispaniola was predominantly normal with slight to moderately dry conditions in the extreme southwest of Haiti. Jamaica ranged from slightly wet in the west to extremely dry in the east. Grand Cayman was normal. Northern Bahamas ranged from exceptionally wet to normal and Belize was normal in central areas ranging to severely dry in the south and the north.

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