Dale C. S. Destin – Published 24 October 2023 | October 2023 will be etched into Antigua’s weather history as a month of near-record-breaking rainfall.
With an island-average total of 364.2 mm (14.34 in), it ranks as the second wettest October on record, coming close to the record set in 2008.
However, this month’s excessive rainfall wasn’t just significant for its timing; it was the sixth wettest of any month in Antigua’s recorded history dating back to 1928. Let’s dig into the details of this significant climate anomaly.
The 364.2 mm of rain that drenched Antigua throughout October 2023 was just shy of the all-time October record of 384.3 mm (15.13 in) set in 2008.
While it didn’t break the island-average record, some areas of Antigua likely had record-breaking rainfall for the month. Some locales had rainfall totals close to 400 mm (16 in).
October proved to be two-and-a-half times wetter than the norm, with the 364.2 mm (14.34 in) representing 246 percent of the typical monthly precipitation of 148.1 mm (5.83 in). Surprisingly, October exhibited more precipitation than the combined rainfall of the previous four months.
Read more: https://268weather.wordpress.com/2023/11/24/near-record-breaking-wet-october-for-antigua/
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