June 2022

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

April to June 2022

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

January to June 2022

Apart from Trinidad that ranged from moderately wet to normal, predominantly normal to below normal conditions were seen over the six month period in the eastern Caribbean. Tobago was slightly wet to predominantly normal; Grenada slight to moderately dry; Barbados, Saint Lucia and Dominica normal; St Vincent severe to slightly dry; Martinique and Guadeloupe normal to severely dry; Antigua severe to predominantly moderately dry; St Kitts predominantly normal to slightly dry in the north; St Maarten severe to exceptionally dry; Anguilla exceptional to extremely dry; St Croix moderately dry and St Thomas normal in the extreme west to predominantly slightly dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from moderately dry on the northern Guyana/ Suriname border to exceptionally wet in eastern French Guiana. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico was predominantly normal with slightly dry conditions in western areas. Hispaniola ranged from extremely dry in the southwest to normal in the northeast. Jamaica ranged from normal in the west to extremely dry in the east. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from extremely wet in central areas to normal in the west and east. Northern Bahamas ranged from exceptionally wet to normal and Belize from normal in the west to very wet in northeastern areas.

July 2021 to June 2022

Apart from Trinidad that ranged from exceptionally wet to normal, conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were predominantly normal to below normal over the twelve month period throughout the eastern Caribbean.  Tobago was normal to moderately dry; Grenada, Barbados and St Kitts slight to moderately dry; St Vincent and Saint Lucia extreme to moderately dry; Martinique exceptional to moderately dry; Dominica slight to extremely dry; Guadeloupe severe to exceptionally dry; Antigua exceptionally dry; St Maarten and Anguilla extremely dry; St Croix moderately dry and St Thomas slightly dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from slightly dry in eastern Guyana to exceptionally wet in most of French Guiana. Aruba was predominantly normal to slightly dry and Curacao normal. Puerto Rico ranged from moderately dry to normal. Hispaniola ranged from extremely dry in southern areas to normal in the north. Jamaica was predominantly normal ranging to moderately dry in the west, extremely dry in the east and to moderately wet in the north. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally dry in the west to moderately wet in the extreme southeast. Northern Bahamas ranged from exceptionally wet to slightly dry and Belize was predominantly normal with slightly dry conditions in west central areas.

July 2020 to June 2022

Over the two year period conditions in the eastern Caribbean were normal to below normal with the exception of Trinidad which ranged from exceptionally wet to normal. Tobago, Barbados and St Thomas were normal; Grenada and St Croix normal to slightly dry; St Vincent predominantly extreme to severely dry; Saint Lucia and Martinique severe to moderately dry; Dominica moderately dry to normal; Guadeloupe moderate to extremely dry; Antigua predominantly extreme to exceptionally dry; St Kitts predominantly slight to moderately dry; St Maarten and Anguilla severely dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from normal to exceptionally wet. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico was normal. Hispaniola ranged from exceptionally dry in the south to normal in the north. Jamaica ranged from moderately wet in the north to moderately dry in the west and to extremely dry in the east. Grand Cayman was slight to moderately wet. Cuba ranged from very wet in central areas to moderately dry in the extreme west and to normal in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from exceptionally wet to normal and Belize from slightly dry in the south to moderately wet in the northeast.

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