SPI Monitor December 2014

SPI Discussion December 2014

December 2014

Mixed conditions prevailed in the eastern Caribbean and Guyana for the month, with the south being normal to below normal and the north normal to above normal. Trinidad, Tobago, Antigua, St. Kitts and Anguilla were normal; Grenada and Dominica moderately dry; Barbados and St. Vincent extremely dry; St. Lucia exceptionally dry; St. Maarten abnormally dry; St. Croix moderately wet; and Guyana ranging from abnormally wet in the northwest to moderately dry in the east. Both Aruba and Puerto Rico were normal. Conditions in Jamaica ranged from extremely wet in the west to normal in the east, while Grand Cayman was normal. Though predominantly normal, there were below normal conditions in the west and above normal in the east in Cuba. In Belize the range was from moderately dry in the south to extremely wet in the north.

October to December 2014

For the three month period, mixed conditions were experienced in the eastern Caribbean and Guyana. Trinidad, Grenada, St. Lucia, Antigua and St. Kitts were normal; Tobago very wet; Barbados and St. Croix abnormally wet; St. Vincent abnormally dry; Dominica extremely dry; Anguilla and St. Maarten moderately wet; and Guyana from very wet in the north to normal in the south. Both Aruba and Puerto Rico were normal. Conditions in Jamaica ranged from moderately wet in the west to moderately dry in the east, while Grand Cayman was abnormally dry. Apart from some central areas that were abnormally dry, Cuba was normal. Conditions in Belize ranged from normal in the south to moderately wet in the north.

July to December 2014

Mixed conditions prevailed in the eastern Caribbean and Guyana for the six month period. Trinidad was very to abnormally dry, Tobago moderately wet; Grenada, Barbados, Antigua, St. Kitts, St. Maarten and St. Croix normal; St. Vincent moderately dry; St. Lucia abnormally dry; Dominica extremely dry; and Guyana ranging from extremely wet in the north to normal in the south. Aruba was normal, but Puerto Rico abnormal to moderately wet. Conditions in Jamaica ranged from abnormally wet in the west to severely dry in the east, but Grand Cayman moderately dry. Normal to severely dry conditions were experienced in Cuba. Conditions in Belize ranged from moderately dry in the south to moderately wet in the north.

January to December 2014

Normal to below normal rainfall was experienced in 2014 in the islands of the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was severe to moderately dry; Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, Anguilla, St. Maarten and St. Croix normal; St. Vincent severely dry; St. Lucia and Antigua moderately dry; and St. Kitts abnormally dry. In Guyana, the year ranged from extremely wet in the north to moderately dry in the east. Aruba was abnormally dry, but Puerto Rico normal to abnormally wet. Conditions in Jamaica ranged from moderately wet in the west to moderately dry in the east, while Grand Cayman was moderately dry. Apart from west central areas that were abnormal to moderately dry, Cuba was normal. Belize ranged from moderately dry in the south to normal in the north.