Characterization of Future Caribbean Rainfall and Temperature Extremes across Rainfall Zones

Figure 2

Temporal and spatial variability of consecutive dry days (CDD). Graphs show average time series for each zone for observation (red), PRECIS-reanalysis (green), and reanalysis matching points (purple) for 1979–1989. Correlation coefficients between the observation time series and each reanalysis time series are noted with values in bold indicating statistical significance at the 95% level. Maps of observed trends (left) and PRECIS-reanalysis trends (right) for 1979–1989 are shown in the bottom panel. Trend units are days/year. Brown colour indicates negative and green colour indicates positive trends. Statistically significant trends are indicated with white stippling.

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