SPI Monitor March 2025

March 2025

Mixed conditions were experienced during the month of March throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad, Tobago and St Maarten slightly dry to normal; Grenada very to slightly wet; Barbados slightly wet; St Vincent moderately dry; Saint Lucia moderately dry to normal; Martinique normal to severely dry; Dominica moderately wet to normal; Guadeloupe, Antigua, St Kitts and Anguilla normal and St Thomas moderate to slightly wet. In the Guianas, conditions were mostly normal ranging to exceptionally wet in northeastern French Guiana and to moderately dry in northern Suriname and northwestern French Guiana. Aruba was normal to slightly dry and Curacao predominantly normal to slightly wet. Puerto Rico ranged from normal to moderately wet. The Dominican Republic was mostly normal ranging to severely dry in the southwest and to slightly wet in northern areas. Jamaica was exceptionally wet in central areas ranging to normal in the west and to exceptionally dry in the east. Grand Cayman was moderately dry. Cuba was mostly normal ranging to slightly wet on the northwestern coastline and to moderately dry in southeastern areas. Northern Bahamas was normal to moderately dry and Belize normal ranging to extremely dry in the west and northeastern coastal areas.

January to March 2025

Apart from portions of the northern Leeward Islands, predominantly normal to above normal conditions were observed over the three month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad exceptionally wet to normal; Tobago and Barbados normal to slightly wet; Grenada moderately wet; St Vincent extremely wet; Saint Lucia extreme to slightly wet; Martinique extremely wet to normal; Dominica extreme to moderately wet; Guadeloupe moderately wet to normal; Antigua slight to predominantly moderately wet; St Kitts and Anguilla normal to slightly dry; St Maarten moderate to slightly dry and St Thomas normal. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from normal to extremely wet in eastern areas of French Guiana and to slightly dry in the vicinity of the northern Suriname/French Guiana border and northeastern Guyana. Aruba slightly wet to mostly normal. Curacao moderate to predominantly slightly wet. Puerto Rico was normal in central areas, ranging to slightly dry in the west and to moderately wet in the east. The Dominican Republic ranged from exceptionally dry in southwestern areas and to moderately wet in the east. Jamaica was exceptionally wet in central areas ranging to moderately dry in the extreme northwest and to slightly dry in the extreme east. Grand Cayman was exceptionally dry. Cuba ranged from severely dry in central areas to normal in the west and to moderately dry in the extreme east and southeast. Northern Bahamas extremely dry to normal and Belize was normal in southern areas ranging to extremely wet in the north.

October 2024 to March 2025

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

April 2024 to March 2025

Mixed conditions were experienced over the twelve month period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad exceptionally wet to severely dry southeast to northwest; Tobago and Antigua 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 slightly dry; St Kitts predominantly normal to moderately dry and St Thomas extreme to exceptionally wet. In the Guianas, conditions varied from exceptionally wet in northern and southwestern Guyana to extremely dry in northern Suriname and to moderately dry in the vicinity of the central Suriname/French Guiana border. Aruba was slightly dry and Curacao normal to slightly dry. Puerto Rico was mostly normal to extremely wet in eastern areas. The Dominican Republic ranged from very wet in the south to severely dry in the north and to extremely wet in the extreme east. Jamaica ranged from mostly normal to severely dry in the south and to moderately wet in the extreme north. Grand Cayman was moderately wet. Cuba was mostly normal ranging to extremely wet in the west and eastern areas and to slightly dry in the north. Northern Bahamas ranged from moderately dry to moderately wet and Belize ranged from extremely dry in the south to exceptionally wet in the east.

April 2023 to March 2025

Mixed conditions prevailed over the two year period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad ranged from exceptionally wet to exceptionally dry southeast to northwest; Tobago ranged from normal in the south to moderately dry in the west and slightly dry in the east; Grenada  and St Maarten slightly wet to normal; Barbados, Antigua 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 moderately wet to severely dry; St Kitts normal to moderately dry and Anguilla normal to moderately wet. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally dry in the vicinity of the central Suriname/French Guiana and northeastern Guyana to exceptionally wet in the extreme north of Guyana. Aruba was moderately dry and Curacao predominantly normal to slightly dry. Puerto Rico ranged from extremely dry in the south to moderately wet in the extreme northeast. The Dominican Republic ranged from extremely wet in southern and eastern areas to severely dry in the north. Jamaica ranged from severely dry in the west to slightly wet in the east and to moderately wet in the north. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba was severely dry in central areas ranging to exceptionally wet in the west and to moderately dry in the east. Northern Bahamas was normal to exceptionally wet and Belize was severely dry in the south ranging to moderately wet in the east.

 

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