May 2024

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

March to May 2024

Over the three month period mixed conditions were experienced throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad and Tobago were moderately dry to normal; Grenada and St Vincent slightly dry; Barbados normal; Saint Lucia slight to moderately dry; Martinique moderately dry; Dominica and Guadeloupe slightly dry to predominantly normal; Antigua and St Kitts slight to moderately wet; St Maarten and Anguilla normal to slightly wet; St Croix severely dry and St Thomas moderate to severely dry. In the Guianas, conditions were mostly normal, ranging to very wet in the south and exceptionally dry in the north of Guyana with exceptionally wet areas on the northwestern coast of French Guiana. Aruba was moderately wet and Curacao was moderate to slightly wet. Puerto Rico ranged from normal to exceptionally wet southeast to northwest. Hispaniola ranged from normal in the northern areas and in western areas of Haiti to extremely wet in the east of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica was mostly normal ranging to slightly dry in the east. Grand cayman was moderately dry. Cuba was mostly normal with slight to moderately wet areas in the west. Northern Bahamas was normal to moderately wet and Belize ranged from moderate to extremely dry west to east.

 

December 2023 to May 2024

Normal to below normal conditions were experienced throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean during the six month period, with the exception of St Maarten which was slight to moderately wet and Anguilla which was moderate to very wet. Trinidad and St Croix were normal to slightly dry; Tobago moderately dry; Barbados, St Vincent, Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe, Antigua, St Kitts and St Thomas normal; Martinique and Dominica normal to moderately dry; In the Guianas, conditions ranged from extremely wet to extremely dry. Aruba was moderately dry and Curacao mostly moderate to slightly dry. Puerto Rico was predominantly slightly dry with moderately dry conditions on the southern coast and normal conditions in the north. Hispaniola was normal. Jamaica ranged from severely dry in the west to normal in the east. Grand Cayman was mostly slightly dry ranging to moderately dry in the extreme east. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the west to normal in the east. Northern Bahamas was normal to exceptionally wet and Belize extremely dry in the south ranging to normal in the north.

 

June 2023 to May 2024

Over the twelve month period, the eastern Caribbean was predominantly normal to below normal, with Antigua experiencing normal to slightly wet conditions. Trinidad and Guadeloupe were normal to severely dry; Tobago severely dry; Grenada, Barbados, Martinique, St Maarten and Anguilla normal; St Vincent slightly dry; Saint Lucia and St Thomas slightly dry to normal; Dominica normal to moderately dry; St Kitts slightly dry to predominantly normal and St Croix slightly dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from moderately wet to exceptionally dry. Aruba was slightly wet to mostly normal. Curacao was normal. Puerto Rico ranged from normal to moderately wet southeast to northwest. Hispaniola ranged from extremely wet in the south to normal in northern areas of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica was normal. Grand Cayman was moderately dry. Cuba ranged from severely dry in west central areas to exceptionally wet in the west and to moderately wet in the east. Northern Bahamas was moderate to extremely wet and Belize normal.

 

June 2022 to May 2024

Mixed conditions were experienced over the two year period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, Martinique, Dominica, Antigua, St Kitts, St Maarten, Anguilla and St Thomas were normal; Barbados predominantly normal to slightly dry; St Vincent slightly wet; Saint Lucia slightly wet to normal; Guadeloupe normal to severely dry and St Croix severe to moderately dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet to slightly dry. Aruba was moderately wet and curacao was moderate to predominantly slightly wet. Puerto Rico ranged from moderately dry in the south to very wet in the extreme north. Hispaniola ranged from moderately wet in southern areas to normal in the north and extreme west. Jamaica was mostly normal ranging to slightly dry in the east. Grand Cayman was moderate to slightly dry. Cuba was moderately dry in west central areas ranging to exceptionally wet in the west and south and to normal in the extreme east. Northern Bahamas ranged from exceptionally wet to normal and Belize moderately wet in the south to mostly normal and to slightly dry in the east.

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