SPI Monitor July 2024

July 2024

Predominantly normal to above normal conditions were experienced throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean during the month of July. Trinidad, Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, St Croix and St Thomas were normal to slightly wet; Tobago, Grenada and St Vincent slightly wet; Saint Lucia, Antigua, St Maarten slight to moderately wet; Martinique moderately wet and St Kitts very to extremely wet. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet to exceptionally dry. Aruba was normal and Curacao predominantly normal to slightly wet. Puerto Rico ranged from slightly dry in extreme western areas to mostly normal. The Dominican Republic was normal to moderately dry. Jamaica was normal to exceptionally wet from west to east. Grand Cayman was slightly wet to predominantly normal. Cuba ranged from severely dry in east central areas to extremely wet in western areas and to moderately wet in the southeast. Belize ranged from normal in the west to moderately wet in the south and to slightly wet in the north.

May to July 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

February to July 2024

Mixed conditions prevailed throughout the eastern Caribbean during the six month period. Trinidad was extremely dry to normal southwest to northeast; Tobago, Grenada, Barbados St Vincent and Antigua normal; Saint Lucia, Martinique and Guadeloupe normal to slightly dry; Dominica slightly wet to predominantly normal; St Kitts and St Maarten moderately wet; St Croix and St Thomas slight to moderately dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet in southern Guyana to extremely dry in northern Guyana and southeastern French Guiana. Aruba was moderately dry and Curacao ranged from moderately dry to normal. Puerto Rico ranged from normal to extremely dry southeast to northwest. In the Dominican Republic conditions were mostly normal, ranging to moderately wet in southern and eastern areas. Jamaica was exceptionally dry to exceptionally wet west to east. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from slightly dry in east central areas to exceptionally wet in the west and to very wet in eastern areas. Belize ranged from moderately dry in southern areas to slightly wet in the north.

 

August 2023 to July 2024

Mostly normal to below normal conditions were experienced over the twelve month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was exceptionally dry; Tobago exceptional to extremely dry; Grenada severe to moderately dry; Barbados, Saint Lucia, St Kitts and St Maarten normal; St Vincent, Martinique, Dominica and St Thomas slightly dry to normal; Guadeloupe predominantly normal to slightly wet; Antigua slightly wet and St Croix moderately dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from extremely wet in southern Guyana to exceptionally dry in southern French Guiana. Aruba was slightly wet to normal and Curacao was normal. Puerto Rico was severely dry to normal from south to northwest. The Dominican Republic was predominantly moderately wet, ranging to slightly wet in the extreme east and northwest. Jamaica was mostly normal ranging to slightly wet in southern and eastern areas. Grand Cayman was slightly wet to normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet to normal from west to southeast and Belize from severely dry to normal from southwest to north.

 

August 2022 to July 2024

Predominantly normal to below normal conditions were experienced over the two year period in the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was normal to moderately dry; Tobago moderately dry; Grenada predominantly moderately dry ranging to severely dry in the north; Barbados, Saint Lucia, St Kitts, St Maarten and St Thomas normal; Martinique and St Croix slight to moderately dry; Dominica slightly dry to predominantly normal; Guadeloupe and Antigua normal to slightly wet. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from exceptionally wet in southern Guyana and northeastern Suriname to moderately dry in southeastern French Guiana. Aruba was moderately wet and Curacao was slightly wet. Puerto Rico ranged from extremely dry in the south to extremely wet in the northwest. The Dominican Republic was moderate to exceptionally wet from west to east. Jamaica and Grand cayman were normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally dry in west central areas to exceptionally wet in the extreme west and north and to normal in the east. In Belize conditions were moderately dry to slightly wet from south to north.

 

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