Central America & Hispaniola Briefing 24 January 2012

Gauge measurements Dominican Republic: -1) Puerto Plata – 52 mm -2) Santiago Intl Arpt – 3 mm -3) Barahona – 18 mm -4) Punta Cana – 10 mm

GTS Rain gauge Measurement From Jan 17 – January 23, 2011 Belize Int’l Airport: 14.1 mm Flores: 1.4 mm Puerto Barrios: 30.1 mm Huehuetenango: 0 mm La Ceiba: 1 mm Puerto Lempira: 8.4 mm Tegucigalpa: 0 mm Tela: 0 mm San Jose: 0 mm Limon Int’l: 5 mm Catacamas: 4.6 mm David: 0 mm Santiago: 0 mm Guatemala: 0 mm Roatan: 36.7 mm Tocumen: 0 mm

7- Day Anomaly

30-Day Anomaly

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La Niña

Figure provided by the International Research Institute (IRI) for Climate and Society (updated 17 January 2012). CFS.v1 Issued January 23 rd, (not PDF corrected) CFS.v2 Issued January 23 rd, La Niña is expected to continue into the Northern Hemisphere spring 2012.