SPI Monitor February 2025

February 2025

Mixed conditions were seen throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean during the month of February. Trinidad very wet to extremely dry; Tobago extremely dry to moderately wet; Grenada, St Thomas and Anguilla normal; Barbados normal to very wet; St Vincent normal to moderately wet; Saint Lucia moderate to extremely wet; Martinique exceptional to moderately wet; Dominica exceptional to very wet; Guadeloupe exceptionally wet to normal; Antigua very to moderately wet; St Kitts predominantly normal to moderately dry; St Maarten predominantly normal to moderately dry and St Croix slightly wet to normal. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from very wet to slightly dry. Aruba was slightly wet and Curacao moderately wet. Puerto Rico ranged from normal to moderately wet. Hispaniola ranged from moderately dry in southern areas to exceptionally wet in the extreme east of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica ranged from very wet in the south and central areas to slightly wet in the west and to moderately dry in the northeast. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from moderately wet in west central areas to moderately dry in the extreme east. Northern Bahamas was normal and Belize was normal in the west ranging to extremely wet in southeastern areas and to moderately wet in the north.

December 2024 to February 2025

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

September 2024 to February 2025

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

March 2024 to February 2025

Conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were mixed over the twelve month period. Trinidad ranged from exceptionally wet to extremely dry southeast to northwest; Tobago, Antigua and St Thomas were normal; Grenada, Saint Lucia and Dominica slightly wet to normal; Barbados, Martinique, Guadeloupe, St Maarten and Anguilla normal to moderately wet; St Vincent extreme to moderately dry; St Kitts normal to moderately dry and St Croix extreme to severely dry. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from normal to exceptionally wet in northern Guyana and to severely dry on the south-central border of Suriname/French Guiana. Aruba was slightly dry and Curacao mostly normal to slightly dry. Puerto Rico ranged from normal in the west to very wet in northeastern areas. Hispaniola ranged from extremely wet in the southwest and east to severely dry in the north. Jamaica was mostly normal ranging to severely dry in the south and to moderately wet in the north. Grand Cayman was moderately wet. Cuba was normal in central areas ranging to exceptionally wet in the west and to extremely wet in the east. Northern Bahamas was slightly dry to moderately wet and Belize extremely dry in the south to exceptionally wet in the northeast.

March 2023 to February 2025

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

 

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