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Caribbean Health Climatic Bulletin Vol 6 Issue 3 September 2022

November 5, 2022/in Climate Bulletins, Health /by Wayne Depradine

Mean Temperature Anomalies September 2022

September 2022

Mixed temperature anomalies prevailed in the eastern Caribbean for the period September 2022. Trinidad was 0 to predominantly between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC cooler; Grenada, Martinique, Dominica, St. Thomas and St. Croix were between 0.25 to 0.75 ^oC warmer; Barbados was between 0.25 ^oC cooler and 0.75 ^oC warmer; Saint Lucia was between 1.50 to 0.25 ^oC warmer south to north; Guadeloupe was between 0 to 0.75 ^oC warmer; Antigua was between 0 and 0.75 ^oC cooler; St. Kitts was between 0.25 ^oC cooler and 0.25^oC warmer; St. Maarten was between 0 and 0.25 ^oC warmer. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from 0.25 ^oC cooler to 1.50 ^oC warmer. Aruba was between 0 and 0.25 ^oC warmer. Curacao was between 0.25 ^oC warmer to predominantly between 0 and 0.25 ^oC cooler. Puerto Rico was between 0^oC to predominantly 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer. Dominican Republic was predominantly between 0 and 0.25 ^oC ranging to 0.75 ^oC warmer in the extreme south. Grand Cayman was between 0 and 0.25 ^oC warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0.25 ^oC to 0.75 ^oC warmer. Belize was between 1.50 ^oC cooler to 0.75 ^oC warmer.

July to September 2022

Mixed temperature anomalies prevailed in the eastern Caribbean for the period July to September 2022. Trinidad was between 0 and 0.75 ^oC cooler; Grenada, Saint Lucia, Martinique and Dominica were between 0.25 to 0.75 ^oC warmer; Barbados was between 0.25 ^oC cooler to 0.75 ^oC warmer; Guadeloupe was between 0.25 ^oC warmer to 0.25 ^oC cooler south to north; Antigua was between 0.25 ^oC and 0.75 ^oC cooler; St. Kitts and St. Maarten were between 0 to 0.25 ^oC cooler; St. Thomas and St. Croix were between 0 and 0.25 ^oC warmer. Conditions in the Guianas were warmer than usual, ranging from 0 to 1.50 ^oC warmer. Aruba was 25^oC cooler in the south ranging to predominantly 0.25 ^oC warmer. Curacao was between 0 to 0.75 ^oC cooler. Puerto Rico was between 0 to 0.25 ^oC warmer. Dominican Republic was between 0.25 ^oC warmer to 0.25^oC cooler south to north. Grand Cayman was between 0 and 0.25 ^oC warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0 to 1.50 ^oC warmer. Belize was between 1.50 ^oC warmer to 0.75 ^oC cooler.

April to September 2022

Mixed temperature anomalies prevailed in the eastern Caribbean for the period April to September 2022. Trinidad was between 0 and 0.75 ^oC cooler; Grenada and Dominica were between 0 and 0.75 ^oC warmer; Barbados was between 0.75 ^oC cooler to 0.75 ^oC warmer; Saint Lucia was between 0.25 to 0.75 ^oC warmer; Martinique, St. Thomas and St. Croix were between 0 and 0.25 ^oC warmer. Guadeloupe was between 0.25 ^oC warmer to 0.25 ^oC cooler; Antigua was between 0.25 to 0.75 ^oC cooler; St. Kitts and St. Maarten were between 0 and 0.25 ^oC cooler. Conditions in the Guianas were predominantly warmer than usual ranging from 0.75 ^oC cooler to 0.75 ^oC warmer. Aruba was between 0 and 0.75 ^oC warmer and Curacao was between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC cooler. Puerto Rico was between 0 and 0.25 ^oC warmer. Dominican Republic was between 0.25 cooler to 0.25 ^oC warmer. Grand Cayman was between 0 and 0.25 ^oC cooler. Northern Bahamas was between 0 and 1.50 ^oC warmer. Belize was between 0.75 ^oC warmer and 0.75 ^oC cooler south to north.

October 2021 to September 2022

Temperature anomalies for the period October 2021 to September 2022 were predominantly warmer than usual. Trinidad was predominantly between 0 and 0.25 ^oC cooler ranging up to 0.25 ^oC warmer; Grenada, Saint Lucia, St. Croix and St. Thomas were between 0.25 and 0.75 ^oC warmer; Barbados was between 0.25 ^oC cooler and 0.75 ^oC warmer; Martinique, Dominica, St. Kitts and St. Maarten were between 0 and 0.25 ^oC warmer; Guadeloupe was predominantly between 0 and 0.25 ^oC warmer ranging to 0.25 ^oC cooler in the northeast; Antigua was between 0 to 0.25 ^oC cooler. The Guianas were predominantly warmer than usual ranging from 0.75 ^oC cooler to 0.75 ^oC warmer. Aruba was between 0 and 0.25 ^oC warmer and Curacao was between 0 and 0.75 ^oC cooler. Puerto Rico was between 0 and 0.75 ^oC warmer. Dominican Republic was predominantly between 0 and 0.25 ^oC warmer ranging up to 0.75 ^oC warmer in the southwest. Grand Cayman was between 0 and 0.25 ^oC warmer. Northern Bahamas was between 0.25 to 0.75 ^oC warmer. Belize was between 1.50 ^oC warmer to 0.75 ^oC cooler.