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December was wettest month in almost 3 years

January 1, 2008 | Tags: Environment | 1 Comment

It sure felt like it and now local resident Charlotte’s rain gauge confirms it: December was very wet! She recorded 25.8 inches / 655 mm of rain in December, the most since 27.9 inches fell in January 2005 and substantially more than our December average of 16.5 inches.

2007 rainfall was 14.2″ in Jan, 2.8″ in Feb, 6.9″ in Mar, 6.9″ in Apr, 12.4″ in May, 10.2″ in June, 12.2″ in July, 7.9″ in Aug, 7.6″ in Sept, 6″ in Oct, 22.6″ in November and 25.8″ in December confirming the trend that most reliably “dry” months of the year are September and October.

Of course we Caribbean residents don’t complain about the rain. It makes everything so beautiful and green! Plus the rain is spread out over the year and not so seasonal like on the Pacific where getting drenched then drought is the norm.

Click on over to the Weather page to see the full weather chart in an enlarged version as well as local forecasts and info at any time.   Or if you just want a soundtrack to go with the rain, head on over to the Photos, Videos and Blogs page and see the video Puerto Viejo “When it Rains”.