October 2022

The islands of the eastern Caribbean experienced mixed conditions during the month of October. Trinidad ranged from moderately dry to exceptionally wet southwest to northeast; Tobago exceptionally wet; Grenada very to slightly wet; Barbados, St Vincent and St Croix normal to slightly dry; Saint Lucia and Anguilla normal to slightly wet; Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Antigua and St Thomas normal; St Kitts normal to moderately dry and St Maarten severely dry to normal. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from extremely dry to exceptionally wet. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico ranged from exceptionally wet to normal west to east. Hispaniola ranged from slightly wet in southern areas of the Dominican Republic to extremely dry on the northern border of the two countries. Jamaica ranged from extremely dry in southern areas to moderately wet in the north. Grand Cayman was slightly dry in the west to predominantly normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally dry in the west to slightly wet on the extreme southeast. Northern Bahamas ranged from moderately wet to moderately dry and Belize ranged from normal in central areas to exceptionally dry in the south, severely dry in the north and slightly wet in the extreme southeast.

August to October 2022

Mixed conditions prevailed throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean during the three month period. Trinidad moderately dry to exceptionally wet southwest to northeast; Tobago exceptionally wet; Grenada and Barbados slightly wet to normal; St Vincent moderate to slightly dry; Saint Lucia and Anguilla normal to moderately wet; Martinique moderately wet to moderately dry; Dominica moderately dry to exceptionally wet; Guadeloupe extreme to slightly wet; Antigua normal; St Kitts predominantly normal to moderately dry; St Maarten slightly dry to slightly wet; St Croix very wet and St Thomas extreme to predominantly exceptionally wet. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from exceptionally wet in southern and northern Guyana to moderately dry in northeast central Suriname. Aruba was slightly wet and Curacao normal to slightly wet. Puerto Rico was predominantly exceptionally wet, and extremely wet in the extreme east. Hispaniola ranged from moderately dry in western Haiti to very wet in the extreme east of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica ranged from normal in southern and eastern areas to severely dry in the west and to very wet in the north. Grand Cayman ranged from slightly dry in the west to predominantly normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally dry in central areas to normal in the extreme west and east. Northern Bahamas ranged from moderately dry to slightly wet. Belize was predominantly normal, ranging from extremely dry in the south to very wet in the southeast.

May to October 2022

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

November 2021 to October 2022

The islands of the eastern Caribbean experienced mixed conditions during the twelve month period. Trinidad exceptional to slightly wet southeast to northwest; Tobago exceptional to extremely wet; Grenada , Barbados and Saint Lucia normal to slightly dry; St Vincent exceptional to severely dry; Martinique slight to extremely dry; Dominica moderately dry to slightly wet; Guadeloupe normal to moderately dry; Antigua moderate to severely dry; St Kitts normal to moderately dry; St Maarten extremely dry to normal; Anguilla normal to moderately wet; St Croix normal and St Thomas predominantly moderate to very wet. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet to severely dry. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico ranged from moderate to exceptionally wet southeast to northwest. Hispaniola ranged from exceptionally dry in the extreme south of Haiti to slightly wet in the extreme north and east of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica ranged from extremely dry to moderately wet. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba was mostly normal ranging to severely dry in the southwest, to moderately dry in the east and to moderately wet in the extreme southeast. Northern Bahamas ranged from exceptionally wet to normal and Belize ranged from slightly dry to moderately wet west to east.

November 2020 to October 2022

For the two year period, the islands of the eastern Caribbean experienced mixed conditions. Trinidad exceptional to moderately wet; Tobago extreme to exceptionally wet; Grenada slightly wet to predominantly normal; Barbados and Saint Lucia moderately dry to predominantly normal; St Vincent and Antigua  exceptional to extremely dry; Martinique moderate to extremely dry; Dominica extremely dry to moderately wet; Guadeloupe normal to extremely dry; St Kitts slight to extremely dry; St Maarten exceptional to slightly dry; Anguilla slightly dry to moderately wet; St Croix slightly dry to normal and St Thomas normal to moderately wet. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet to normal. Aruba was normal and Curacao predominantly slight to moderately wet. Puerto Rico ranged from slight to extremely wet. Hispaniola ranged from exceptionally dry to slightly wet south to north. Jamaica was mostly normal ranging to moderately dry in the south and west, extremely dry in the east and to moderately wet in the north. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally dry in western areas to moderately wet in the extreme southeast. Northern Bahamas ranged from very wet to moderately dry and Belize ranged from normal to extremely wet from south to north.

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