August 2021

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

June to August 2021

Mixed conditions prevailed over the three month period in the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad ranged from extremely wet to normal west to east; Tobago moderately wet to slightly dry; Grenada very wet; Barbados moderately wet; St Vincent and Saint Lucia slightly wet to normal; Martinique normal to extremely dry; Dominica and Guadeloupe predominantly normal to moderately dry; Antigua slight to moderately dry; St Kitts and St Maarten predominantly normal to slightly dry; St Croix and Anguilla normal and St Thomas slight to moderately wet. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from normal to exceptionally wet. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico ranged from normal to moderately wet from west to east. The Dominican Republic ranged from slightly dry in southern areas to moderately wet in northwestern areas. Jamaica ranged from exceptionally wet in the northwest and southeast to moderately wet in the west and normal in the northeast. Grand Cayman was slight to moderately wet. Cuba ranged from slightly dry in the west to very wet in the extreme east. Northern Bahamas was slight to severely dry and Belize ranged from normal in the west to moderately dry in eastern areas.

March to August 2021

Conditions in the eastern Caribbean were predominantly normal to below normal over the six month period. Trinidad ranged from exceptionally wet to normal west to east; Tobago very wet to normal; Grenada extreme to very wet; Barbados and St Thomas normal to slightly wet; St Vincent, Saint Lucia and Anguilla normal; Martinique and St Maarten normal to severely dry; Dominica moderately dry to normal; Guadeloupe normal to extremely dry; Antigua severe to extremely dry; St Kitts moderately dry and St Croix moderate to slightly dry. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from normal to exceptionally wet. Aruba was normal and Curacao slight to moderately wet. Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic ranged from moderately wet in the northwest to normal in eastern areas. Jamaica ranged from extremely wet in the south to moderately dry in the extreme west and northeast. Grand Cayman was moderately wet. Cuba was predominantly normal ranging to severely dry in the extreme west and to moderately wet in the extreme eastern tip. Northern Bahamas ranged from slight to exceptionally dry and Belize ranged from normal in the south and western areas to moderately dry in the northeast.

September 2020 to August 2021

Mixed conditions were seen over the twelve month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad ranged from exceptionally wet to normal west to east; Tobago and Saint Lucia normal to slightly wet; Grenada moderately wet to normal; Barbados predominantly moderately wet with very wet conditions in the extreme southeast; St Vincent and Antigua slight to moderately dry; Martinique normal to severely dry; Dominica moderately dry to moderately wet; Guadeloupe normal to slightly dry; St Kitts slight to moderately dry; St Maarten moderately dry to normal; Anguilla and St Thomas normal and St Croix severe to moderately dry. Conditions in the Guianas were predominantly exceptionally wet, ranging to normal in the extreme northern coast of Guyana. Aruba was normal and Curacao slight to moderately wet. Puerto Rico was predominantly normal with slightly dry conditions in the extreme southeast. The Dominican Republic was predominantly normal with severely dry conditions in the extreme southwest and slightly wet areas in the northwest. Jamaica ranged from exceptionally wet in the extreme south to moderately dry in the west and normal in northeastern areas. Grand Cayman was predominantly moderately wet with very wet areas in the extreme north. Cuba ranged from normal in the extreme west to extremely wet in the extreme east. Northern Bahamas was predominantly normal, ranging to slightly dry. Belize ranged from moderately dry in the south to extremely wet in the north.

September 2019 to August 2021

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

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