SPI Monitor January 2024

January 2024

Mixed conditions were seen throughout the eastern Caribbean during the month of January. Trinidad was moderately wet to normal; Grenada, Antigua, St Maarten and Anguilla normal; Tobago and Dominica slightly dry to normal; Barbados moderately dry to normal; St Vincent slight to moderately wet; Saint Lucia very wet in the south to moderately wet in the north; Martinique slightly wet to slightly dry; Guadeloupe normal to slightly wet; St Kitts moderate to slightly dry; St Croix severely dry and St Thomas moderately dry. In the Guianas, conditions varied from moderately wet in southern areas of Guyana to severely dry in northern Suriname/French Guiana border. Aruba was slightly dry and Curacao was normal. Puerto Rico was normal to moderately dry from west to east. The Dominican Republic was mostly exceptionally dry ranging to extremely dry in the west and to Normal in the extreme east. Jamaica was moderately dry. Grand cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the west to slightly dry in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from slightly dry to very wet and Belize ranged from extremely dry in southern areas to extremely wet in the north.

November 2023 to January 2024

In the eastern Caribbean, rainfall totals were mixed in the south but normal to below normal to the north over the three month period. Trinidad was moderately wet to normal; Tobago and St Maarten slight to moderately dry; Grenada and Anguilla slightly dry; Barbados moderately wet; St Vincent and St Thomas normal; Saint Lucia slightly wet to normal; Martinique normal to moderately dry; Dominica predominantly moderate to severely dry; Guadeloupe severe to extremely dry; Antigua severely dry; St Kitts moderate to severely dry; and St Croix slightly dry to predominantly normal. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from moderately wet in southern Guyana and the northeastern Suriname/French Guiana border to extremely dry in the extreme north of French Guiana. Aruba and Curacao were slightly dry. Puerto Rico ranged from exceptionally dry in the extreme south to normal in the north. The Dominican Republic was mostly moderately wet ranging to normal in northwestern and eastern areas. Jamaica was extreme to very wet. Grand Cayman was moderately wet. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the extreme west to normal in the east. Northern Bahamas was very to exceptionally wet and Belize slightly dry in the south to exceptionally wet in northern areas.

 

August 2023 to January 2024

Over the six month period conditions were normal to below normal throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad and Guadeloupe were slight to predominantly moderately dry; Tobago severe to moderately dry; Grenada, St Croix and St Thomas slightly dry; Barbados, Martinique, Antigua, St Kitts, St Maarten and Anguilla normal; St Vincent moderately dry and Saint Lucia and Dominica moderately dry to normal. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally dry in northeastern Guyana and the northern Suriname /French Guiana border to slightly wet on the coastline of Suriname/French Guiana. Aruba was slightly wet and Curacao normal. Puerto Rico was normal. The Dominican Republic was predominantly slightly wet ranging to normal in the extreme south and to moderately wet in the extreme north. Jamaica was slightly wet in east central areas, ranging to normal in the west and east. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the west to normal in central and eastern areas. Northern Bahamas was slight to moderately wet and Belize very wet to normal from south to north.

 

 

February 2023 to January 2024

Over the twelve month period, conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were normal to below normal. Trinidad was predominantly severe to extremely dry; Tobago and Grenada severely dry; Barbados, Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe, Antigua and Anguilla normal; St Vincent and St Kitts moderate to slightly dry, Martinique normal to moderately dry; Dominica and St Maarten slightly dry to predominantly normal; St Croix severe to predominantly moderately dry and St Thomas slightly dry. In the Guianas, conditions varied from very wet in southern Guyana to extremely dry in southeastern French Guiana. Aruba was slightly dry and Curacao slightly dry to normal. Puerto Rico ranged from exceptionally dry in the south to normal in the north. The Dominican Republic ranged from mostly normal to slightly dry in the west and to moderately wet in the east. Jamaica was predominantly normal with slightly dry conditions on the northwestern coastline. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the west to extremely dry in the east. Northern Bahamas was moderate to mostly exceptionally wet and Belize ranged from normal in western and central areas to moderately dry in the south and to severely dry in northern areas.

 

February 2022 to January 2024

Apart from Trinidad that was predominantly slightly wet, conditions across the eastern Caribbean were normal to below normal. Tobago, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe and St Thomas were normal; St Vincent severe to slightly dry; Martinique, St Maarten and St Croix slight to moderately dry; Dominica and Antigua slightly dry to predominantly normal; St Kitts and Anguilla slightly dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet to slightly dry. Aruba was moderately wet and Curacao predominantly moderate to slightly wet. Puerto Rico ranged from extremely dry in the south to extremely wet in the northwest. The Dominican Republic ranged from normal in the extreme southwest to extremely wet on the extreme northeast. Jamaica was moderate to slightly dry from west to east. Grand Cayman was slightly dry. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the west to extremely dry in central areas. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to exceptionally wet and Belize normal in western and central areas ranging to very wet in the south and to moderately wet in the north.

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