{"id":173618,"date":"2023-05-10T18:08:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T22:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=173618"},"modified":"2023-05-10T18:09:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T22:09:38","slug":"antigua-and-barbuda-records-wettest-april-in-a-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-records-wettest-april-in-a-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua and Barbuda records Wettest April in a Decade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-907878384\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-3849889133\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">By Dale C. S. Destin \u2013 Published 10 May 2023 |<\/p><div id=\"antig-3526921337\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">April is known for its showers across the globe, but for Antigua, it was an unusually wet month this year. It was the wettest April in a decade for the Country with 118.1 mm (4.65 in). This is over 153% of the normal total for the month, which typically sees around 77.0 mm (3.03 in) annually.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3182\" src=\"https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-3.png?w=1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-3.png?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-3.png?w=150 150w, https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-3.png?w=300 300w, https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-3.png?w=768 768w, https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-3.png 1230w\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3182\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/268weather.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/10\/wettest-april-in-a-decade\/image-3-31\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-3.png\" data-orig-size=\"1230,722\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-3.png?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-3.png?w=510\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">The last time the fourth month of the year had more rainfall was in 2013. This April also had the 12 highest total rainfall of all Aprils on record dating back to 1928.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2976727796\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2130977058\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">The rainfall for April fell pretty much in a heap. Over 80 percent of the precipitation for the month fell in a few days with over 75 mm (over 3 in) falling in one day across some areas. Prior to this rainfall, April was projected to turn out seriously dry.<\/p><div id=\"antig-847483023\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/cira-rammb-slider-goes-16-full_disk-cira_proxy_visible-opacity-100-cira_glm_l2_group_energy-opacity-100-20230428020020-20230428090020.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3187\" src=\"https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/cira-rammb-slider-goes-16-full_disk-cira_proxy_visible-opacity-100-cira_glm_l2_group_energy-opacity-100-20230428020020-20230428090020.gif?w=510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/cira-rammb-slider-goes-16-full_disk-cira_proxy_visible-opacity-100-cira_glm_l2_group_energy-opacity-100-20230428020020-20230428090020.gif?w=510&amp;zoom=2 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"226\" data-attachment-id=\"3187\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/268weather.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/10\/wettest-april-in-a-decade\/cira-rammb-slider-goes-16-full_disk-cira_proxy_visible-opacity-100-cira_glm_l2_group_energy-opacity-100-20230428020020-20230428090020\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/cira-rammb-slider-goes-16-full_disk-cira_proxy_visible-opacity-100-cira_glm_l2_group_energy-opacity-100-20230428020020-20230428090020.gif\" data-orig-size=\"1280,567\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cira-rammb-slider-goes-16-full_disk-cira_proxy_visible-opacity-100-cira_glm_l2_group_energy-opacity-100-20230428020020-20230428090020\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/cira-rammb-slider-goes-16-full_disk-cira_proxy_visible-opacity-100-cira_glm_l2_group_energy-opacity-100-20230428020020-20230428090020.gif?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/cira-rammb-slider-goes-16-full_disk-cira_proxy_visible-opacity-100-cira_glm_l2_group_energy-opacity-100-20230428020020-20230428090020.gif?w=510\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">The unusually high rainfall over the few days in April was caused by a combination of factors, including a trough of low pressure and sea-breeze convergence aided by unusually light winds from non-traditional directions.<\/p>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">The higher-than-usual rainfall for April has also contributed to the month\u2019s rainfall remaining on a statistically significant positive trend i.e., getting wetter, over the past 96 years. This remains the only month with a positive rainfall trend for the Country.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2311993603\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-8.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3194\" src=\"https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-8.png?w=910\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-8.png 910w, https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-8.png?w=150 150w, https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-8.png?w=300 300w, https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-8.png?w=768 768w\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3194\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/268weather.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/10\/wettest-april-in-a-decade\/image-8-16\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-8.png\" data-orig-size=\"910,661\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-8.png?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/268weather.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/image-8.png?w=510\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">The above-normal rainfall for April has kept the year wetter than usual. For the year thus far, \u00a0the total is 312.2 mm (12.29 in), the most also in the last decade, for the same period. The total for January to April is 30 percent higher than the long-term average.<\/p>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">Since the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/268weather.wordpress.com\/2023\/02\/23\/from-severe-drought-to-average-rainfall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">meteorological drought ended in September<\/a>, the rainfall total has been running above normal, with the last eight months totalling 890.3 mm (35.05 in), at a very healthy average of 111.3 mm (4.38 in) per month. The last eight-month period \u2013 September to April, was the wettest since 2009.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1332595470\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"1000436969\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Despite this positive rainfall, our main catchment \u2013 Potworks Dam, remains dry, which is indicative of the existence of the continuation of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drought.unl.edu\/Education\/DroughtIn-depth\/TypesofDrought.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hydrological drought<\/a>. There is also evidence of a socioeconomic drought still impacting the country. The above-normal rainfall has been good in replenishing household catchments but far from enough to do likewise for the island\u2019s reservoirs.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3760355909\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Potworks Dam has been absolutely dry or below extraction level for the past two years. This is the longest stretch of such low water levels in the Dam in a decade and perhaps since its existence in the late 1960s. Usually, the wet season \u2013 July to December would result in the replenishment of the catchment; however, that has not been the case for the past two years.<\/p>\n<p>The rainfall, for the past two years ending April, has been below normal, in the bottom 13 percentile of the historical data, which dates back to 1928. For a similar two-year period, only May 2014 to April 2016 was drier since the two years ending 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Please share this blog, if you found it useful, and follow me for more on our evolving rainfall and for all things weather and climate \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/268weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/268weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/268weather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-1063389261\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dale C. S. Destin \u2013 Published 10 May 2023 | April is known for its showers across the globe, but for Antigua, it was an unusually wet month this year. It was the wettest April in a decade for the Country with 118.1 mm (4.65 in). 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