SPI Monitor April 2025

April 2025

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

 

February to April 2025

Over the three month period mixed conditions were experienced throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was exceptionally wet in the southeast to moderately dry in the north; Tobago moderately dry to moderately wet; Grenada moderate to slightly wet; Barbados slightly dry to moderately wet; St Vincent slightly dry to normal; Saint Lucia predominantly normal to slightly wet; Martinique moderately wet to slightly dry; Dominica extremely wet to normal; Guadeloupe moderately wet to normal; Antigua moderately wet; St Kitts normal to moderately dry; St Maarten and Anguilla normal to slightly dry and St Thomas very wet. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from normal to exceptionally wet. Aruba was normal and Curacao normal to slightly wet. Puerto Rico ranged from normal in the west to very wet in the east. Hispaniola was mostly normal, ranging to moderately wet in northern areas and to very wet in the extreme east. Jamaica ranged from very wet in the south to slightly dry in the north. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba was slightly wet in western areas ranging to moderately dry in east central areas. Northern Bahamas was slight to severely dry and Belize was mostly normal ranging to slightly dry in the west and to very wet in the southeast.

 

 

November 2024 to April 2025

Conditions over the six month period were predominantly normal to above normal throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was exceptionally wet to moderately dry south to northwest; Tobago and St Vincent slightly wet to mostly normal; Grenada very to moderately wet; Barbados and Martinique normal to moderately wet; Saint Lucia extremely wet to normal; Dominica slight to very wet; Guadeloupe very wet to normal; Antigua, St Kitts, St Maarten and Anguilla normal and St Thomas extremely wet. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet in northern Guyana and Eastern French Guiana to exceptionally dry in northern Suriname. Aruba was normal and Curacao normal to slightly dry. Puerto Rico was normal to extremely wet west to east. Hispaniola ranged from normal in southern Dominican Republic to predominantly slightly wet, and  to extremely wet in eastern Dominican Republic. Jamaica was extremely wet in the south to moderately dry in the north. Grand Cayman was slightly wet to normal.  Cuba was moderately dry in central areas, ranging to slightly wet in the west and east and to severely dry in the extreme southeast. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to extremely dry and Belize was moderately dry in the southwest ranging to extremely wet in central areas.

 

May 2024 to April 2025

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

 

May 2023 to April 2025

Mixed conditions were experienced over the two year period throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was exceptionally wet to exceptionally dry southeast to northwest; Tobago, St Vincent, Saint Lucia and St Kitts moderately dry to normal; Grenada moderate to slightly wet; Barbados, Dominica, Antigua and St Thomas normal; Martinique slightly wet to slightly dry; Guadeloupe moderately wet to severely dry; St Maarten predominantly normal to slightly wet and Anguilla moderately wet to normal. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet in northern Guyana to exceptionally dry in northeastern Guyana and the central Suriname/French Guiana border. Aruba was moderately dry and Curacao was predominantly normal to slightly dry. Puerto Rico was mostly normal ranging to moderately wet in the north. Hispaniola ranged from extremely wet in southern and extreme eastern areas to severely dry in the north of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica was mostly normal ranging to extremely dry in western areas and to moderately wet in the north. Grand Cayman was slightly wet to mostly normal. Cuba was extremely dry in central areas ranging to exceptionally wet in the west and to slightly wet in the extreme southeast and to moderately dry in the east. Northern Bahamas was normal to exceptionally wet and Belize severely dry in the south to moderately wet in eastern areas.

 

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