Climate Prediction Center’s Hispaniola Hazards Outlook May 29

Since late March, below- average rains have greatly strengthened rainfall deficits across the Nord-Est department of northeastern Haiti and northwestern parts of the

The poorly distributed rainfall has already negatively impacted ground conditions according to recent vegetation indices, and are likely to lead to failed crops

In the middle of May, a small increase in early season rainfall was received throughout central and northern Haiti, and along the eastern border of the Dominican Republic..

Negative anomalies have ranged between 100 – 300 mm across much of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, with cumulative rainfall faring below 25 percent of the

Rains will be widespread for the coming week, but amounts are forecasted to remain well below climatology, especially for western

The forecasted locally heavy rain may reduce accumulated deficits a bit and aid cropping activities over some local areas of the Dominican Republic after a poor performance

While the northern portions of Hispaniola have received abundant and above-average rainfall over the past thirty days, its southern counterparts have suffered from insufficient

During the past week, reduced rainfall prevailed over the southern parts of Hispaniola, with suppressed rain across southern Dominican Republic and light