SPI Monitor June 2021

June 2021

Conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were predominantly normal to above normal for the month of June. Trinidad ranged from normal in the west to moderately dry in the southeast; Tobago moderately wet to normal; Grenada very wet; Barbados normal to very wet; St Vincent, Antigua and St Croix normal; Saint Lucia slightly dry to moderately wet south to north; Martinique very wet in the south to severely dry in the north; Dominica normal to very wet;  Guadeloupe moderately wet to normal; St Kitts normal to slightly wet; St Maarten moderate to slightly wet; Anguilla slightly wet and St Thomas moderately wet. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from exceptionally wet to severely dry. Aruba was moderately dry and Curacao was normal. Puerto Rico ranged from slight to extremely wet from west to east. Hispaniola ranged from moderately dry on the southern border to moderately wet in northeast central Dominican Republic. Jamaica ranged from extremely wet in the west to moderately dry in the east. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from slightly dry to moderately wet. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to moderately dry and Belize ranged from moderately dry in central areas to normal in the south and northern areas.

April to June 2021

Mixed conditions prevailed throughout the eastern Caribbean over three month period. Trinidad ranged from slightly dry in the southeast to very wet in the northwest; Tobago moderately wet to normal; Grenada extremely wet in the south to moderately wet in the north; Barbados normal to slightly wet;  St Vincent slight to moderately dry; Saint Lucia and Guadeloupe normal to moderately dry; Martinique normal to severely dry; Dominica and St Croix  slightly dry to normal;  Antigua severely dry; St Kitts moderately dry; St Maarten and Anguilla normal; St Thomas slight to moderately wet. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from normal to exceptionally wet. Aruba was moderately dry and Curacao was normal. Puerto Rico ranged from very wet in the northwest to normal in eastern areas. Hispaniola was predominantly normal with slightly dry conditions in the extreme southwestern areas of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Jamaica ranged from predominantly normal in central areas to moderately dry in the west and to severely dry in the east. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba was predominantly normal with slight to moderately dry conditions in the extreme west. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to severely dry and Belize was predominantly normal with moderate to slightly dry conditions in western and south central areas.

January to June 2021

Over the six month period conditions in the eastern Caribbean were mixed. Trinidad ranged from extremely wet in the southwest to normal in the northeast; Tobago slight to moderately wet; Grenada very to moderately wet; Barbados normal to moderately wet; St Vincent slight to moderately dry; Saint Lucia, St Thomas and Anguilla normal; Martinique and St Maarten normal to moderately dry; Dominica predominantly normal with slightly dry conditions on the extreme southern border; Guadeloupe normal to severely dry;  Antigua extreme to exceptionally dry; St Kitts moderate to severely dry; St Croix moderately dry. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from slight to exceptionally wet. Aruba was normal and Curacao moderately wet. Puerto Rico ranged from moderately wet in the extreme northwest to normal in central and eastern areas. Hispaniola was predominantly normal ranging to severely dry in the extreme southwestern tips of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Jamaica ranged from predominantly normal in central areas to moderately dry in the extreme west and to severely dry in the extreme east. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba was predominantly normal ranging to severely dry in the extreme west. Northern Bahamas ranged from slight to exceptionally dry and Belize ranged from normal in central areas to moderately dry in the south and slightly wet in the north.

July 2020 to June 2021

Mixed conditions were observed over the twelve month period in the eastern Caribbean.  Trinidad ranged from extremely wet to normal west to east; Tobago normal to slightly wet; Grenada, Antigua, Anguilla, St marten and St Thomas normal; Barbados moderately wet; St Vincent moderately dry; saint Lucia and St Kitts normal to slightly dry; Martinique ranged from slightly wet in the south to severely dry in the north; Dominica moderately dry in the south to moderately wet in the north; Guadeloupe normal to slightly dry; St Croix severe to moderately dry. In the Guianas conditions ranged from slight to exceptionally wet. Aruba was normal and Curacao slightly wet. Puerto Rico ranged from normal in the southeast to moderately wet in the northwest. Hispaniola was predominantly normal ranging to moderately wet in northwest Haiti to severely dry in the extreme southwestern tip of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica ranged from moderately wet in t central areas to slightly dry in the extreme west and to slightly wet in the south east. Grand Cayman was moderately wet. Cuba ranged from extremely wet in west central areas to slightly wet in the extreme west and to normal in the southeast. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to very wet and Belize ranged from normal in central areas to extremely dry in the west and to moderately wet in northern areas.

July 2019 to June 2021

Conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were predominantly normal to below normal over the two year period. Trinidad and Barbados ranged from normal to moderately dry; Tobago, Antigua and Anguilla normal; Grenada and St Maarten predominantly normal to slightly dry; St Vincent exceptionally dry; Saint Lucia exceptional to extremely dry; Martinique severely dry to normal; Dominica moderately dry to slightly wet; Guadeloupe ranged from normal to exceptionally dry; St Kitts slight to moderately dry; St Croix severe to moderately dry; St Thomas normal to slightly wet. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from slightly dry to exceptionally wet. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico ranged from severely dry in the extreme southwest to moderately wet in the northeast. Hispaniola ranged from normal in western areas of Haiti to exceptionally dry in central areas of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica was predominantly normal ranging to moderately dry in the extreme west. Grand Cayman was moderate to slightly dry. Cuba ranged from normal in west central and southeastern areas to moderately wet in the west and north central areas. Northern Bahamas ranged from exceptionally wet to extremely dry. Belize ranged from normal in north central areas to exceptionally dry in the west and to slightly dry in the north.

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