September 2022

Mixed conditions prevailed during the month of September throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad and St Maarten ranged from normal to very wet; Grenada slightly dry; Barbados slight to exceptionally wet; St Vincent moderate to predominantly slightly dry; Saint Lucia, St Kitts and Antigua normal to moderately wet; Martinique moderately wet to moderately dry; Dominica moderately dry to exceptionally wet; Guadeloupe predominantly exceptional to extremely wet; Anguilla moderate to extremely wet; St Croix extremely wet and St Thomas exceptionally wet. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from extremely wet to moderately dry. Aruba was very wet and Curacao moderate to very wet. Puerto Rico was predominantly exceptional to extremely wet. The Dominican Republic ranged from normal to extremely wet. Jamaica ranged from very wet in central areas to slightly dry in the west and to normal in the extreme east. Grand Cayman was slightly wet. Cuba ranged from moderately dry in the north to moderately wet in the west and normal in the southeast. Northern Bahamas was slightly dry to slightly wet and Belize was predominantly normal ranging to slightly dry in the south and very wet in the southeast.

July to September 2022

Normal to above normal conditions were predominantly seen over the three month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was exceptionally wet to normal; Grenada predominantly normal to moderately dry; Barbados  and Saint Lucia normal to extremely wet; St Vincent exceptional to moderately dry; Martinique very wet to moderately dry; Dominica moderately dry to exceptionally wet; Guadeloupe exceptional to moderately wet; Antigua slightly dry in the extreme south to predominantly normal; St Kitts predominantly normal to slightly dry; St Maarten predominantly normal to moderately wet; Anguilla slight to moderately wet; St Croix extremely wet and St Thomas exceptionally wet. In the Guianas conditions ranged from exceptionally wet to slightly dry. Aruba was moderately wet and Curacao slight to moderately wet. Puerto Rico was exceptionally wet. The Dominican Republic ranged from normal in the south to extremely wet in the north. Jamaica ranged from moderately wet in central areas to normal in the extreme west and east. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from extremely dry in west and east central areas to slightly wet in the extreme west and to slightly dry in the extreme southeastern tip. Northern Bahamas ranged from moderately wet to moderately dry and Belize ranged from slightly dry in the south to exceptionally wet in the northeast.

April to September 2022

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

October 2021 to September 2022

Over the twelve month period conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were mostly normal to below normal. Trinidad was exceptionally wet to normal south to north; Grenada, Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe, St Maarten and St Kitts normal to moderately dry; Barbados moderate to slightly dry; St Vincent exceptional to extremely dry; Martinique moderate to extremely dry; Dominica predominantly normal ranging to slightly dry in the south and to slightly wet in the northeast; Antigua severe to extremely dry; Anguilla normal to moderately wet; St Croix normal and St Thomas predominantly moderate to very wet. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from exceptionally wet to moderately dry. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico ranged from normal to very wet. The Dominican Republic was mostly normal ranging to moderately dry in the south and to slightly wet in the north. Jamaica was mostly normal ranging from extremely dry in the east to slightly wet in the north. Grand Cayman was predominantly normal ranging to slightly wet in the east. Cuba was mostly normal ranging to severely dry in west central areas and to moderately dry in the extreme east and slightly wet in the southeast. Northern Bahamas ranged from exceptionally wet to normal and Belize ranged from moderately dry in the west to extremely wet in the northeast.

October 2020 to September 2022

Mixed conditions were experienced throughout the eastern Caribbean during the two year period. Trinidad ranged from exceptionally wet to normal; Grenada and St Croix normal; Barbados normal to slightly wet; St Vincent exceptional to severely dry; Saint Lucia slightly dry in the south to predominantly normal; Martinique slight to severely dry; Dominica severely dry to moderately wet; Guadeloupe and St Maarten normal to severely dry; Antigua extreme to exceptionally dry; St Kitts slight to severely dry; Anguilla predominantly normal to slightly wet; St Croix normal and St Thomas moderately wet. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet to normal. Aruba was normal and Curacao predominantly slightly wet to moderately wet. Puerto Rico was normal to moderately wet. The Dominican Republic was predominantly normal ranging to exceptionally dry in the south and to slightly wet in the north. Jamaica was mostly normal ranging to moderately dry in the west and south, extremely dry in the east and to moderately wet in the north. Grand Cayman was slight to moderately wet. Cuba ranged from exceptionally dry in west central areas to moderately wet in the extreme southeast. Northern Bahamas ranged from extremely wet to slightly dry and Belize ranged from normal to exceptionally wet from the south to the northeast.

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