Hot! Hot! Hot! [Not Wet! Wet! Wet!]

Olay olay, olay olay

Olay olay, olay olay

Feeling hot hot hot

Feeling hot hot hot

Feeling hot hot hot

Feeling hot hot hot

My mind’s on fire

Soul’s on fire

Feeling hot hot hot

Lyrics: Arrow

We have two stories in today’s iNews Cayman from the Cayman Islands National Weather Service making it official.

The Cayman Islands [especially Grand Cayman] was Hot! Hot! Hot! In 2016.

And in Grand Cayman it was Dry! Dry! Dry!

“Rainfall data collected at the Owen Roberts International Airport for 2016 by the Cayman Islands National Weather Service was a very dry 27.98 inches. This total represents the driest year on our records that go back to the 1950’s with the previous record being 35.61 inches in 1997. This normal based on a 30 year average rainfall total is 56.2 inches. January 2016 was the only month of the year where measured rainfall in 2016 was greater then what is expected based on the 30 year average.

“The low rainfall totals in the early year dry season (January to April) is not surprising as the few cold fronts that passed through the area produced only limited rainfall. Mid May is the usual start of the rainy season however this year it was limited to two rainy days that produced just below 2 inches of rainfall and only 3.04 inches for the month. Our records indicate that the pattern of low rainfall totals continued through the summer wet season leaving us with very high monthly deficits notably in September through November when deficit numbers were -4.87, -3.72 and -5.89 inches respectively.”

Actually, Grand Cayman’s normal rain fall was dumped on Cayman Brac instead where “rainfall data indicates that their annual rainfall total was 37.98 inches or 4.14 inches above their long term average of 33.84 inches”.

“The second part of the weather analysis indicates that it was also a very warm year. The average temperature for 2016 was 28.4 C 83.1 F or 1.3 F above the 30 year average of 81.8 F. The all time record is 83.2 F in 2002/2003.”

I must say I am surprised to learn that in 2002/2003 there was a higher temperature recorded than last year.

“Data from Cayman Brac indicates a similar pattern with the annual average temperature of 28.8 C 83.9 F or 0.3 F above the long term average of 28.7 C 83.6 F. Temperatures have increased since 2012.”

The second story from Cayman Islands National Weather Service shows the pattern of weather every month and apart from the very start of the year we got drier and drier.

I am convinced if we played more cricket here we would get more rain.

Whenever you want rain to start in England just put three wooden stumps into the ground.

And everyone sings

Wet! Wet! Wet! [Not Hot! Hot! Hot!]

Olay olay, olay olay

Olay olay, olay olay

Feeling wet wet wet

Feeling wet wet wet

Feeling wet wet wet

Feeling wet wet wet

My mind’s on rain

Soul’s all set

Feeling wet wet wet