We actually had a pretty average month of rain for a change. After being well below average most of 2023, we got 4-5 inches of rain in September, a number that was pretty consistent across the island. Utila fared worse, with 2.29 inches, thought two of their reporting stations were down part of the month so some locations probably got more. We will go with Sandy Bay’s 4.94 to put in the books.
October is typically the start of rainy season, especially the last two weeks of October, but the rainfall can be wildly different. 2004 had under 3 inches and 2008 had almost 48 inches. I looked it up and there was a tropical depression that caused massive flooding that year.
While the average for October is 16 inches, 10-12 inches is not uncommon. Right now we are not in a wet season pattern yet. That starts when cold fronts from the States make it close enough to push rain down here. The two week forecast on the GFS model has one of those forecast for Oct. 15, so it may start right on time.
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Good morning from Diamond Rock. We received a small shower in the early morning hours. We were pleasantly treated to rain this morning for about an hour nice steady rain. Heavy cloud cover now are keeping the temps down 👍🏻
Have a great Monday all. 🌈🏝️👍🏻
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