Afternoon Thunderstorms over Cuba

[HURAKAN]

As you can see in the image above Cuba is completely cover up with thunderstorms that erupt during the afternoon each day. They also are suffering from high temperatures, the province of Ciego de Avila reported yesterday a new record of 37.5º C, which is about 98-99ºF. According to Cuba's Intitute of Meteorology the month of May and these days of June have been abnormally hot. I think we continue to see more and more evidence of a future coming Global Warming.

Sandy Delgado

[USAwx1]

http://www.met.inf.cu/satelite/vs.jpg

As you can see in the image above Cuba is completely cover up with thunderstorms that erupt during the afternoon each day. They also are suffering from high temperatures, the province of Ciego de Avila reported yesterday a new record of 37.5º C, which is about 98-99ºF. According to Cuba's Intitute of Meteorology the month of May and these days of June have been abnormally hot. I think we continue to see more and more evidence of a future coming Global Warming.

Sandy Delgado

I fail to see how abnormally warm temperatures over the past two months across Cuba have ANYTHING to do w/ so called "global warming"

if we take a second to look at the Southeast US, we find that temperatures have been running WELL ABOVE the seasonal mean, and precipitation running below normal across a good portion of the Southeast and FL. What is responsible for the heat and the dry pattern here in the SE US is the stronger than average southeast ridge we have seen this spring.

the thread below offers some additional info on global climate changes.

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=30357

[Stormsfury]

The same subtropical ridge that has plagued the Southeast U.S. with abnormally hot and dry conditions is the same high which is done the same for Cuba. Last night (Friday), dewpoints just off the Western Tip of Cuba were in the low 80's.

As the subtropical ridge which has so dominated the pattern throughout May of this year finally broke down enough to allow for their normal "clash" of seabreeze boundaries, and hence, afternoon convection that covers the island with cloudiness.

[USAwx1]

The same subtropical ridge that has plagued the Southeast U.S. with abnormally hot and dry conditions is the same high which is done the same for Cuba. Last night (Friday), dewpoints just off the Western Tip of Cuba were in the low 80's.

As the subtropical ridge which has so dominated the pattern throughout May of this year finally broke down enough to allow for their normal "clash" of seabreeze boundaries, and hence, afternoon convection that covers the island with cloudiness.

The old SE ridge:

500H analysis for 12z JUL 22, 1998


850H temps:


Notice Most of the Bahamas and Eastern Cuba is underneath an area of 850H temps exceeding +20C

[bahamaswx]

Indeed. It's be much hotter than usual here in the Bahamas... and a very dry May

[tropicana]

And while its been hot and dry in the Bahamas this past May, and also in Florida and much of the South-eastern US, the Eastern Caribbean Islands, in particular the more southern islands like Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad/Tobago have all seen a much rainier-than-normal period during the past few months.

In fact, it has been the wettest April-May period (when combined) in those islands in 23 years, since 1981. Those months are normally a very dry time in those islands. So that is phenomenal.

-justin-

[abajan]

And while its been hot and dry in the Bahamas this past May, and also in Florida and much of the South-eastern US, the Eastern Caribbean Islands, in particular the more southern islands like Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad/Tobago have all seen a much rainier-than-normal period during the past few months.

In fact, it has been the wettest April-May period (when combined) in those islands in 23 years, since 1981. Those months are normally a very dry time in those islands. So that is phenomenal.

-justin-

Couldn't have said it better myself. It's quite unusual to see outside so green at this time of the year. As a matter of fact, it's normally so dry in May that spontaneous combustion causes brush fires to break out in some places.