SPI Monitor April 2026

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April 2026

Mixed conditions were experienced across the eastern Caribbean in the month of April. Trinidad was extremely wet to moderately dry southwest to northeast; Tobago moderately dry to moderately wet; Grenada normal; Barbados predominantly moderate to severely dry; St Vincent predominantly slight to moderately dry; Saint Lucia  and St Kitts moderately dry to normal; Martinique slightly dry to normal; Dominica moderate to exceptionally wet; Guadeloupe exceptionally wet to normal; Antigua moderately dry; St Maarten and Anguilla moderate to very wet; St Croix normal to slightly wet and St. Thomas normal to predominantly slightly wet. In the Guianas, conditions varied from exceptionally wet in northcentral Guyana to slightly dry in northeastern French Guiana. Aruba was normal. Puerto Rico ranged from moderately dry in the southeast to moderately wet in the northwest. The Dominican Republic was mostly exceptional to moderately wet. Jamaica was exceptionally wet in southwestern areas ranging to moderately dry on the northern coastline. Grand Cayman was moderately dry. Cuba ranged from severely dry in west central areas to extremely wet in the extreme west and east. Northern Bahamas was normal to exceptionally wet and Belize was predominantly normal ranging to moderately wet in the north.

 

 February to April 2026

Over the three month period, mixed conditions were experienced across the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was moderately wet to slightly dry; Tobago and Martinique slightly dry to slightly wet; Grenada  and Antigua normal to slightly dry; Barbados normal to moderately dry; St Vincent moderately dry; Saint Lucia moderate to slightly dry; Martinique slightly dry to slightly wet; Dominica moderate to exceptionally wet; Guadeloupe exceptionally wet to slightly wet; St Kitts normal; St Maarten very to predominantly moderately wet; Anguilla moderately wet; St Croix mostly moderate to very wet and St Thomas exceptionally wet. In the Guianas, conditions varied from exceptionally wet in Guyana to slightly dry on the Suriname/ French Guiana border. Aruba was normal. Puerto Rico ranged from exceptional to extremely wet west to east. The Dominican Republic was mostly extremely wet, ranging to exceptionally wet in northern and central areas and to very wet in the east. Jamaica ranged from exceptionally wet to normal west to east. Grand Cayman was slight to moderately wet. Cuba was severely dry in west central areas ranging to exceptionally wet on the northeastern coastline. Northern Bahamas was normal to very wet and Belize was normal to extremely wet.

 

November 2025 to April 2026

Mixed conditions were experienced across the eastern Caribbean over the six month period. Trinidad ranged from extremely wet to moderately dry; Tobago, St Maarten, Anguilla and St Croix were normal; Grenada slightly dry; Barbados moderately wet to normal; St Vincent severe to exceptionally dry; Saint Lucia exceptional to moderately dry; Martinique moderately dry to normal; Dominica normal to exceptionally wet; Guadeloupe exceptionally wet to extremely dry; Antigua predominantly moderate to severely dry; St Kitts moderate to slightly dry and St Thomas slightly wet. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from exceptionally wet in western Guyana to severely dry in the vicinity of the Suriname/French Guiana border. Aruba was slightly dry. Puerto Rico was exceptionally wet to normal west to east. The Dominican Republic was exceptional to slightly wet south to north. Jamaica was moderately dry in central areas ranging to extremely wet in the west and to slightly wet in the east. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from normal in the west to severely dry in the extreme east and to very wet in southern areas. Northern Bahamas was slightly dry to slightly wet and Belize was normal to extremely wet.

 

May 2025 to April 2026

Over the twelve month period conditions across the eastern Caribbean were mixed.  Trinidad was exceptionally wet to moderately dry; Tobago and St Kitts normal to moderately dry; Grenada extremely dry; Barbados, Antigua and St Croix normal; St Vincent extreme to severely dry; Saint Lucia extreme to moderately dry; Martinique extreme to slightly dry; Dominica moderately dry to very wet; Guadeloupe moderately wet to moderately dry; St Maarten moderately dry to slightly wet; Anguilla normal to moderately wet and St Thomas slightly wet. In the Guianas, conditions varied from normal to exceptionally wet in northern Guyana and to extremely dry on the southern Suriname/ French Guiana border. Aruba was severely dry. Puerto Rico ranged from moderately dry in the southeast to very wet in the northwest. The Dominican Republic ranged from extremely wet in the southwest to normal in the north and to moderately wet in the east. Jamaica was moderately dry in central areas ranging to normal in the west and east. Grand Cayman was severely dry. Cuba ranged from severely dry in west central areas to very wet in the west and to moderately dry in the east. Northern Bahamas was normal to extremely wet and Belize ranged from severely dry in the southwest to moderately wet in central areas.

 

May 2024 to April 2026

Mixed conditions prevailed over the two year period across the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was exceptionally wet to extremely dry; Tobago normal to slightly dry; Grenada predominantly slight to moderately dry; Barbados mostly normal ranging to slightly dry in the south and to slightly wet in the north; St Vincent  and St Croix severe to moderately dry; Saint Lucia extremely dry to normal; Martinique severely dry to normal; Dominica slightly dry to moderately wet; Guadeloupe moderately wet to moderately dry; Antigua and St Thomas normal; St Kitts normal to moderately dry; St Maarten slightly dry to normal and Anguilla normal to moderately wet. In the Guianas, conditions varied from exceptionally wet to extremely dry. Aruba was severely dry. Puerto Rico was slightly dry to very wet southeast to north. The Dominican Republic ranged from normal to extremely wet in the southwest, to exceptionally wet in the extreme east and to severely dry in the north. Jamaica ranged from extremely dry in the west to slightly wet in the east and northern areas. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba was mostly normal ranging to exceptionally wet in the extreme west and to moderately dry in the extreme east. Northern Bahamas was normal to extremely wet and Belize was extremely dry in the southwest ranging to extremely wet in northeast central areas.

 

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