Data from the World Bank Group Climate Change Knowledge Portal demonstrated that the territory saw more extreme temperature averages in 2016 than usual.
The Department of Disaster Management reported the information, noting that from 1900-2012, the territory’s coldest months were January and February, at an average of 73.04 degrees, and its hottest months were August and September, at an average of 78.26 degrees.
In 2016, January averaged 72 degrees, while September averaged 93 degrees, nearly 15 degrees higher than the territory’s historical average, according to DDM.
In addition to large temperature change, rainfall also varied significantly. Historically, March is territory’s driest month, with an average of 2.83 inches of rain from 1900-2012. May is typically the wettest, with an average of 10.73 inches over that same time, according to the World Bank Group.
In 2016, however, June saw the least amount of rain, with zero inches recorded, and November recorded the most, logging 6.28 inches.
“The Department of Disaster Management is not an official Meteorological Office; however, weather-related data is collected by the department to guide our decision-making process and to highlight changes over a period of time,” the DDM press release stated.
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