SPI Monitor November 2012

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*Please note that from February 2012, the SPI calculations are relative to years 1961-2010*

 

Discussion

November 2012

Rainfall in the islands of the eastern Caribbean was normal to below normal during the month. Trinidad, Tobago and St. Lucia were normal; Grenada and Barbados severely dry; St. Vincent and St. Croix abnormally dry; Dominica, Antigua and Anguilla moderately dry; and St. Kitts extremely dry. Guyana was normal to abnormally wet. Puerto Rico was moderately dry while the Dominican Republic was normal to abnormally wet. Rainfall in Jamaica was normal but in Cayman Islands it was extremely dry. Cuba ranged from moderate to extremely dry while Belize was severely dry in the south and moderately dry in the north.

September 2012 to November 2012

Apart from St. Kitts that was abnormally wet, conditions in the eastern Caribbean islands were normal to below normal. Trinidad was moderately to severely dry; Tobago abnormally dry; Grenada exceptionally dry; Barbados and Dominica extremely dry; St. Vincent, Anguilla and St. Croix moderately dry; and St. Lucia and Antigua normal. Guyana was normal in the north and abnormally dry elsewhere. Puerto Rico was severely dry. Conditions in the Dominican Republic ranged from moderately dry in central areas to normal in the east. Jamaica was normal in the west and abnormally wet in the east. Cayman Islands was extremely dry but conditions in Belize were predominantly moderately dry. Conditions in Cuba ranged from normal in the north to extremely dry in the south east.

June 2012 to November 2012

Apart from St. Kitts that was abnormally wet, conditions in the eastern Caribbean and Guyana were normal to below normal. Trinidad was normal to abnormally dry; Tobago and Antigua abnormally dry; Barbados and Anguilla moderately dry; St. Vincent extremely dry; St. Lucia normal; Dominica and St. Croix severely dry; and Guyana predominantly normal but tending to abnormally dry in the east. Puerto Rico was abnormal to moderately dry but the Dominican Republic ranged from moderately wet in the west to normal in the east. Jamaica was normal in the west and abnormally wet in the east while Cayman Islands was severely dry. Rainfall in Cuba ranged from normal in the west to extremely dry in the east while Belize ranged from moderately dry in the south to normal in the north.

December 2011 to November 2012

For the twelve month period, conditions in the eastern Caribbean and Guyana were diverse. Trinidad was moderately wet; Tobago and St. Kitts very wet; Grenada, Barbados, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Antigua and Anguilla normal; Dominica severely dry; St. Croix moderately dry; and Guyana ranging from moderately wet in the north to normal in the south and east. Conditions in Puerto Rico ranged from moderately wet in the west to normal in the east while the Dominica Republic was from moderately wet in the north to extremely wet in the south. Jamaica was normal in the west and abnormally wet in the east while Cayman Islands was normal. Conditions in Cuba ranged from normal in the west to extremely dry in the south east while those in Belize ranged from moderately dry in the west to abnormally wet in the west.