In mid-May 2017, Haiti’s National Meteorological Centre (Centre National de Météorologie-CNM) indicated that weather conditions in the Caribbean were under the influence of humid air resulting in stormy rains that occurred from 16 to 18 May. The Centre estimated that rainfall affected the entire Haitian territory, particularly the South, South-East, Grand Anse, Artibonite, Central, Northwest and West regions (www.haitilibre.com).

Otto is the 16th named storm of the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season and was formed as a Tropical Storm over the southwestern Caribbean Sea near the coast of Panama on 21 November 2016 as an extremely late event in the calendar year. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s best track database, only 18 storms with at least tropical storm strength formed in late November within the last 65 years in the western Caribbean Sea, and only 9 of them reached Hurricane strength.

This report describes the results of the Caribbean Rainfall Model on CCRIF member country Barbados. Other reports will be issued regarding other CCRIF member countries that have Excess Rainfall policies.

This report describes the results of the Caribbean Rainfall Model on CCRIF member country Grenada. Other reports are being issued regarding other CCRIF member countries that have Excess Rainfall policies

This report describes the results of the Caribbean Rainfall Model on CCRIF member country Dominica. Other reports are being issued regarding other CCRIF member countries that have Excess Rainfall policies.

This report describes the results of the Caribbean Rainfall Model on CCRIF member country St. Vincent & the Grenadines. Other reports are being issued regarding other CCRIF member countries that have Excess Rainfall policies.

This report describes the results of the Caribbean Rainfall Model on CCRIF member country Saint Lucia. Other reports are being issued regarding other CCRIF member countries that have Excess Rainfall policies.

Matthew is the 13th named storm of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season and was formed as a Tropical Storm near the Windward Islands on 28 September 2016. TS Matthew affected five CCRIF member countries: Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent & the Grenadines on 28 September.

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred at 05:57:24 UTC on 15 September 2016, (23:57:24 on 14 September local time), 12.9 km (8 mi) NNE of La Paz Centro (Population 23,481), Nicaragua, 21.8 km (13.5 mi) NNW of Nagarote (Population 26,270), Nicaragua, 26.4 km (16.4 mi) E of León (Population 144,538), Nicaragua, 44.9 km (27.9 mi) ESE of Chichigalpa (Population 33,137), Nicaragua and 45.2 km (28.1 mi) NW of Ciudad Sandino (Population 70,013), Nicaragua.

In early August 2016 a tropical storm formed in the central Caribbean and evolved into a category 1 hurricane named Earl on 3 August. The storm moved to the west increasing strength just before impacting the northern Central America region, bringing tropical cyclone force winds and storm surge to Belize and Honduras on 4 August as well as heavy rainfall over Guatemala, Honduras, Belize and Mexico.