SPI Monitor November 2021

November 2021

Conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were predominantly normal to below normal during the month of November. Trinidad ranged from slightly wet to exceptionally dry; Tobago exceptional to extremely dry; Grenada, St Vincent and Dominica moderately dry to normal; Barbados and Martinique slight to extremely dry; Saint Lucia severe to extremely dry; Guadeloupe moderate to extremely dry; Antigua extremely dry; St Kitts and St Thomas moderate to slightly dry; St Maarten normal: Anguilla normal to slightly wet and St Croix severe to moderately dry.  In the Guianas, conditions ranged from moderately dry to exceptionally wet. Aruba and Curacao were normal to slightly dry. Puerto Rico ranged from normal to extremely dry from west to east. Hispaniola ranged from moderately wet in the west to extremely dry in northern areas of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica ranged from slightly dry in the extreme west to extremely wet in the northwest and to severely dry in the extreme east. Grand Cayman was slight to moderately wet. Cuba was predominantly normal ranging to moderately dry in the extreme west. Northern Bahamas was normal to moderately wet and Belize ranged from severely dry in the southeast to slightly dry in central and northern areas and to normal in the east.

September to November 2021

Over the three month period conditions in the eastern Caribbean ranged from normal to below normal. Trinidad and St Maarten were predominantly normal ranging to slightly dry; Tobago slight to severely dry; Grenada and St Thomas slight to moderately dry; Barbados exceptional to slightly dry; St Vincent moderate to severely dry; Saint Lucia, Martinique and Dominica moderate to extremely dry; Guadeloupe severe to exceptionally dry; Antigua predominantly extremely dry to exceptionally dry; St Kitts and St Croix moderately dry and Anguilla normal. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from severely dry to exceptionally wet in central Guyana and northern French Guiana. Aruba was moderate to slightly dry and Curacao slightly dry in the extreme south to predominantly normal elsewhere. Puerto Rico ranged from moderately dry in southeastern areas to slightly dry in the northwest. Hispaniola ranged from normal in western areas of Haiti to exceptionally dry in eastern Dominican Republic. Jamaica ranged from moderately dry in southern areas to slightly wet in the northwest. Grand Cayman was slightly dry in the extreme west ranging to predominantly normal elsewhere. Cuba ranged from normal in central areas to exceptionally dry in the west and to slightly dry in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from very wet to extremely dry and Belize ranged from exceptionally dry in the extreme southeast to moderately dry in western and northern areas as well as to normal in the east.

June to November 2021

Predominantly normal to below normal conditions were seen throughout the eastern Caribbean over the six month period. Trinidad ranged from moderately wet in the west to slightly dry in the northeast; Tobago normal to extremely dry; Grenada, St Thomas and Anguilla normal; Barbados, St Vincent and St Maarten normal to moderately dry; Saint Lucia, Dominica and St Croix moderately dry; Martinique moderate to severely dry; Guadeloupe moderate to exceptionally dry; Antigua extreme to exceptionally dry and St Kitts slight to moderately dry. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from slight to exceptionally wet. Aruba was slightly dry and Curacao was normal. Puerto Rico was predominantly normal apart from the extreme southwest that was slightly dry. Hispaniola was predominantly normal, ranging to severely dry in southern areas. Jamaica ranged from normal in southern, western and northeastern areas to extremely wet in the extreme northwest and to moderately dry in the east.  Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba was predominantly normal, ranging to exceptionally dry in the west and to moderately wet in the extreme southeast. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to severely dry and Belize from severely dry in the southeast and extreme north to normal in the west.

December 2020 to November 2021

Apart from in the south, conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were predominantly normal to below normal over the twelve month period. Trinidad was extremely wet to normal from southwest to northeast; Tobago and Barbados normal to moderately dry; Grenada slightly wet to normal; St Vincent severely dry; Saint Lucia moderate to extremely dry; Martinique extreme to exceptionally dry; Dominica and St Kitts severe to moderately dry; Guadeloupe moderate to exceptionally dry; Antigua exceptionally dry; St Maarten extremely dry to normal; Anguilla slightly dry to slightly wet south to north; St Croix moderately dry and St Thomas normal. Conditions in the Guianas ranged from exceptionally wet to exceptionally dry. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico was predominantly normal ranging to slightly dry in the southeast. Hispaniola ranged from exceptionally dry in the southeast of the Dominican Republic to slightly wet around the northern Haiti/ Dominican Republic border. Jamaica was predominantly normal ranging to moderately dry in the west and east and moderately wet in the northwest. Cuba ranged from exceptionally dry in the west to slightly wet in the extreme southeast. Northern Bahamas ranged from slight to extremely dry and Belize was normal in northern areas ranging to severely dry in the southeast to slightly dry in the north.

December 2019 to November 2021

Apart from Trinidad that was normal to very wet, over the two year period, conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were predominantly normal to below normal. Tobago, Grenada, Dominica and St Maarten were normal to moderately dry; Barbados slightly dry in the extreme south to predominantly normal; St Vincent exceptional to extremely dry; Saint Lucia exceptional to severely dry; Martinique and Antigua extreme to moderately dry; Guadeloupe slight to exceptionally dry; St Kitts slight to moderately dry; Anguilla normal to slightly wet; St Croix moderately dry and St Thomas normal. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet to extremely dry. Aruba and Curacao were normal. Puerto Rico ranged from moderately dry in western areas to slightly wet in the northeast. Hispaniola ranged from exceptionally dry in southern areas of the Dominican Republic to slightly wet around the northern Haiti/ Dominican Republic border. Jamaica was predominantly normal ranging to moderately dry in the west and to moderately wet in the northwest. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba was predominantly normal with moderately dry conditions in the extreme southwestern areas, slightly dry areas in the northwest also moderately wet conditions in the extreme southeast and slightly wet areas in the extreme north. Northern Bahamas ranged from extremely wet to slightly dry and Belize was predominantly normal with slightly wet conditions in central areas ranging to slightly dry in the south.

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