By Dale C. S. Destin – Published 31 December 2023 | As we bid farewell to 2023, it is slated to end on a dry note. After a promising start to the year, our last notable rainfall was in October when there was near-record rainfall. Since then, there has been virtually no need for umbrellas for the rain but rather parasols for the sun.
268Weather adjudged the rainfall for Antigua, for 2023, to be near normal with an island average total of 1156.2 mm (45.52 in).
Tropical Storm Philippe, of October, was the biggest rainmaker, splashing us with over 200 mm or up to 8 inches of rain. Other notable October rainmakers were Hurricane Tammy and her sidekick Tropical Disturbance AL96.
The resulting excessive rainfall events caused, at least, two moderate or worse flash flooding episodes; thankfully, we dodged major damage.
Although the year was near normal, that is, rainfall ranging between 999.2 and 1217.7 mm (39.34 and 47.94 in), the flash flood season–September to November, was wetter than normal, mainly powered by October.
The flash flood season, which is also the heart of the rainy season and accounts for the most flash flooding rainfall, accounted for 494.8 mm (19.48 in) or 43 percent of the 2023 rainfall. Usually, this period accounts for 38 percent of the year’s rainfall, on average.
Read more: https://268weather.wordpress.com/2023/12/31/2023-rainfall-for-antigua-near-normal-with-records/
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