The temperatures average in Dominican Republic have registered an increase in the last 14 years, being Jimaní with 34.6 °C and Montecristi with 34.3 °C, the two municipalities that in 2023 presented the temperature upper maximum.
The data is contained in the report “Yearbook of statistics environmental, 2024″, presented by the National Statistics Office (ONE), and which shows the evolution that the temperatures maximum, minimum and average in the main stations meteorological of the country from 2010 to 2023.
The study shows that the average of the maximum temperatures recorded an increase in all stations meteorological in 2023 compared to 2022, such as in Saint Dominicwhere the average of its maximum in 2023 was 32.8 °C, that is, 0.9 °C more warm that in 2022.
Saint Dominic and Santiago hottest
According to the study, all provinces show a temperature maximum higher than that recorded in 2010, although it should be noted that this increase has not been completely upward, but rather over the course of that period there were years of ups and downs.
In the case of Saint Dominicwith its 32.8 °C registers in 2023 a temperature maximum 1.4 °C higher than it was 14 years ago (in 2010) when the average It was 31.4 °C.
The same goes for Santiagowhere in 2023 with its 33.1°C it had a temperature maximum 1.2 °C higher than in 2022, the year in which it registered 31.9 °C. Santiago now register a average 1.9 °C more than it did 14 years ago when it was 31.2 °C.
In fact, in the 14 years analyzed, 2023 marks the highest average of temperatures maximums in each of the stations meteorological presented in the study which are: The Americas (Saint Dominic Este), Punta Cana, Arroyo Barril (Samaná), Hato Mayor, Bayaguana, Barahona, Montecristi and Cabrera (María Trinidad Sánchez), with the exception of La Romana and Jimaní.
Individually, the maximum is greater
These data refer to averages of temperatures maximums for an entire year, since when the temperatures per day individually, it is highlighted that, in 2024, for example, on September 16 only in Sabaneta (Santiago Rodríguez) a maximum of 40 °C was recorded and on September 17, 2024 there was 38.5 °C in Montecristi.
There are several factors that can influence to cause the heat in the country, one of these is the dust of the Saharathe warm air from the south and the summer conditions, according to authorities meteorological.
In the case of dust Saharait is a very dry and dusty air mass that forms over the desert of the Sahara in late spring, summer and early fall. Its activity typically increases in mid-June and peaks from late June to mid-August.
The incidence of the trade winds at some times of the year encourages it to cross the Atlantic and reach the Dominican Republic.
2023 was warm and 2024 is on track to surpass it
In fact, these 2023 data are in line with what is established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) which, at the end of that year, had classified it as the most warm that there is a record.
More current WMO reports now indicate that temperature average 2024 World Cup is on track to even surpass that of 2023 and that the temperature average world has exceeded all previously recorded values
Temperature average
Another indicator contained in the ONE study, which was prepared with data provided by the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet), is that of the temperature averagewhich is understood as the average between the temperatures maximums and minimums recorded in a given place and time.
According to the analysis, in the case of Saint Dominic his temperature average in 2023 of 28.6 °C was 0.9 °C higher than in 2010 when 27.7 °C was recorded. An increase of 0.8 °C compared to 2022 is also reflected.
In fact, when comparing the temperatures socks From 2022 to 2023, it shows that last year all registered an increase with the exception of El Catey in the Samaná province.
Based on this, it is presented that in the Americas (Saint Dominic East) in 2023 the average increased 0.4 °C; in Punta Cana (La Altagracia) and in La Romana, 0.3 °C; in Bayaguana (Monte Plata), 0.5 °C; in Barahona, 0.4 °C; Santiago0.9 °C and in Cabrera (María Trinidad Sánchez) the increase was 0.2 °C.
