SPI Monitor November 2022
November 2022
Predominantly normal to above normal conditions prevailed throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean during the month of November. Trinidad ranged from normal to predominantly exceptionally wet; Tobago exceptional to very wet; Grenada and Saint Lucia moderate to slightly wet; Barbados slightly dry in the south to predominantly normal; St Vincent, St Kitts and St Croix normal; Martinique and Guadeloupe moderately wet to moderately dry; Dominica and St Maarten normal to moderately wet; Antigua and St Thomas normal to slightly wet and Anguilla moderate to very wet. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from slightly dry to exceptionally wet. Aruba was normal to slightly wet and Curacao was moderate to predominantly very wet. Puerto Rico was normal. Hispaniola was predominantly normal ranging to moderately dry in the extreme southwest of Haiti and to very wet in the extreme east of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica ranged from normal in the west to moderately dry in the east. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from moderately wet in the extreme west to moderately dry in the southeast. Both Northern Bahamas and Belize ranged from normal to extremely wet.
September to November 2022
Mixed conditions were seen throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean over the three month period. Trinidad slightly dry to predominantly exceptionally wet southwest to northeast; Tobago exceptionally wet; Grenada and St Maarten slightly wet to normal; Barbados predominantly normal to slightly wet; St Vincent slightly dry to normal; Saint Lucia normal to very wet; Martinique moderately wet to extremely dry; Dominica moderately dry to exceptionally wet; Guadeloupe exceptional to slightly wet; Antigua and St Kitts normal; Anguilla slight to moderately wet; St Croix moderately wet and St Thomas very to extremely wet. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from slightly dry to exceptionally wet. Aruba was slightly wet and Curacao was moderately wet. Puerto Rico ranged from exceptional to very wet from west to east. Hispaniola ranged from severely dry in southern areas of Haiti to exceptionally wet in the extreme east of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica and Grand Cayman were normal. Cuba ranged from normal in the west to extremely dry in west and east central areas. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to very wet and Belize was mostly normal ranging to moderately dry in the south and to moderately wet in central and southeastern areas.
June to November 2022
Over the six month period, mixed conditions were seen throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad slight to predominantly exceptionally wet; Tobago exceptionally wet; Grenada very wet to normal; Barbados moderately dry to slightly wet; St Vincent extremely dry to normal; Saint Lucia slight to extremely wet; Martinique very wet to severely dry; Dominica moderately dry to exceptionally wet; Guadeloupe very wet to normal; Antigua normal; St Kitts normal to moderately dry; St Maarten slightly dry to normal; Anguilla normal to moderately wet; St Croix slight to moderately wet and St Thomas very to extremely wet. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from normal to exceptionally wet. Aruba was predominantly slightly wet and Curacao was moderately wet. Puerto Rico ranged from exceptional to very wet from west to east. Hispaniola ranged from extremely dry in south western Haiti to very wet in the extreme east of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica was predominantly normal ranging to moderately dry in the extreme east. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from normal to severely dry. Northern Bahamas was normal to extremely wet and Belize was predominantly normal ranging to slightly dry in the west and to slightly wet in the east.
December 2021 to November 2022
Conditions over the twelve month period were mixed throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad very to predominantly exceptionally wet; Tobago exceptionally wet; Grenada, Saint Lucia and Anguilla moderately wet to normal; Barbados and Antigua slightly dry to normal; St Vincent exceptional to moderately dry; Martinique slightly wet to extremely dry; Dominica moderately dry to extremely wet; Guadeloupe moderately wet to slightly dry; St Kitts normal to moderately dry; St Croix normal; St Maarten severely dry to normal and St Thomas predominantly moderate to very wet. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet to severely dry. Aruba was normal and Curacao slight to predominantly moderately wet. Puerto Rico was extreme to moderately wet from northwest to southeast. Hispaniola ranged from exceptionally dry in the extreme southwest of Haiti to moderately wet in the northeast of the Dominican Republic. Jamaica ranged from normal to severely dry from west to east. Grand Cayman was slightly dry in the west to predominantly normal. Cuba was mostly normal ranging to severely dry in the west and to moderately dry in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from exceptionally wet to normal and Belize ranged from slightly dry to very wet from west to east.
December 2020 to November 2022
Predominantly normal to below normal conditions prevailed over the two year period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad and Tobago were exceptionally wet; Grenada moderately wet to normal; Barbados and Dominica severely dry to mostly normal; St Vincent and Antigua predominantly exceptional to extremely dry; Saint Lucia moderately dry to normal; Martinique moderate to extremely dry; Guadeloupe normal to exceptionally dry; St Kitts slight to severely dry; St Maarten exceptionally dry to normal; Anguilla moderately dry to moderately wet; St Croix slightly dry to normal and St Thomas normal to predominantly slightly wet. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from normal to exceptionally wet. Aruba was normal and Curacao slightly wet. Puerto Rico ranged from extremely wet to normal from west to east. Hispaniola ranged from exceptionally dry in southern areas to normal in the north. Jamaica ranged from slightly wet in the west to severely dry in the extreme east. Grand Cayman was slightly dry to normal. Cuba ranged from normal in east central areas to exceptionally dry in the west and to moderately dry in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from moderately wet to moderately dry and Belize was predominantly normal with slightly dry conditions in the south and moderately wet conditions in the northeast.
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