SPI Monitor July 2023

July 2023

During the month of July the central portion of the eastern Caribbean experienced normal to above normal rainfall, while the north and the south experienced normal to below normal Trinidad ranged from exceptionally wet to exceptionally dry southwest to northeast; Grenada, St Maarten and Anguilla moderately dry; Barbados and Dominica normal to slightly wet; St Vincent, St Croix and St Thomas slightly dry; Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe and Antigua normal; Martinique slight to moderately wet and St Kitts normal to slightly dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from very wet in southern Guyana to exceptionally dry in southcentral French Guiana. Aruba was normal and Curacao slightly wet. Puerto Rico ranged from normal to slightly dry; The Dominican Republic was very wet in central areas ranging to moderately wet in the west and to slightly wet in the east. Jamaica ranged from exceptionally dry in the west to moderately wet in the east. Grand Cayman was predominantly moderately dry ranging to severely dry in the east. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the extreme west to extremely dry in southeastern areas. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to very wet and Belize ranged from exceptionally wet in the extreme east to normal in southern and northern areas.

May to July 2023

Conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were mixed over the three month period. Trinidad and Grenada ranged from moderate to extremely wet; Barbados and St Thomas normal; St Vincent, Dominica, Antigua and St Croix slightly dry to normal; Saint Lucia and Martinique normal to slightly wet; Guadeloupe, St Kitts, St Maarten and Anguilla moderately dry. In the Guianas, conditions were mostly normal ranging from moderately wet in the extreme south of Guyana to extremely dry on the northeastern coastline of French Guiana. Aruba ranged from normal to slightly dry and Curacao was slightly dry. Puerto Rico was normal. The Dominican Republic ranged from exceptionally wet in southwestern areas to normal in the east. Jamaica ranged from exceptionally dry in the west to extremely wet in the north and to slightly wet in the extreme east. Grand Cayman was moderately wet. Cuba was predominantly exceptionally wet ranging to extremely wet in southwestern areas and to moderately wet in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from exceptional to slightly wet and Belize ranged from normal in central areas to slightly dry in the south and to moderately dry in the north.

February to July 2023

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

August 2022 to July 2023

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

August 2021 to July 2023

There were different experiences in conditions between the normal to below normal  in northeastern areas of the Caribbean and normal to above normal  in the southern portion over the two year period. Trinidad predominantly exceptional to extremely wet; Grenada, Dominica and St Thomas normal; Barbados, Martinique and Anguilla slight to moderately dry; St Vincent slightly wet; Saint Lucia slightly wet to predominantly normal; Guadeloupe slight to extremely dry; Antigua and St Kitts severe to moderately dry; St Croix and St Maarten moderately dry. In the Guianas, conditions were predominantly exceptionally wet in Guyana and French Guiana ranging to slightly dry in northern areas of Suriname. Aruba was extremely wet and Curacao was very to extremely wet. Puerto Rico ranged from moderately dry in the south to normal in the north. The Dominican Republic was normal. Jamaica ranged from normal in the northwest to exceptionally dry in the east. Grand Cayman ranged from predominantly normal to slightly dry. Cuba ranged from extremely wet in the west to severely dry in the east. Northern Bahamas was exceptionally wet to normal and Belize ranged from predominantly normal to severely dry in the north and to moderately wet in the east.

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