Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
Weather Summary 2002


Mostly Tranquil Weather

It was a rather tranquil year across the Northeastern Caribbean. No Tropical Storms or Hurricanes affected Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands...nor were there any widespread significant flood events this past year. Residents and visitors enjoyed plenty of warm, tropical sunshine.


2002 Temperature & Precipitaion Data

Here is a look at the monthly average High and Low Temperatures for San Juan in 2002, the Total Precipitation for each month, as well as the monthly Departure from Average of Precipitation. This data was taken from observations at the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Click on the Months in the table if you wish to view the Daily Observations for each month.

2002 San Juan, PR Temperature and Precipitation Data:

MONTH AVG HIGH AVG LOW TOTAL PRECIP DEPARTURE
JANUARY 84 72 3.33 +0.31
FEBRUARY 84 72 0.98 -1.32
MARCH 85 73 1.13 -1.01
APRIL 85 74 4.85 +1.14
MAY 87 75 3.82 -1.47
JUNE 89 77 1.82 -1.70
JULY 89 77 5.17 +1.01
AUGUST 89 77 6.70 +1.48
SEPTEMBER 90 77 7.45 +1.85
OCTOBER 88 76 4.81 -0.25
NOVEMBER 87 75 2.65 -3.52
DECEMBER 85 72 4.59 +0.02



More 2002 Temperature/Precipitation Data for San Juan:

Highest Temperature recorded:   94 Degrees (September 6th and 7th)

Lowest Temperature recorded:   69 Degrees (February 4th, 5th, 27th, 28th, March 15th, and December 29th)

Number of Days with a High Temperature less than 80 Degrees:  2 (February 26th and April 20th, with High's of 79 and 78 Degrees, respectively.)

Number of Days with a High Temperature greater than or equal to 90 Degrees:  58

Greatest 24 hour rainfall total:   3.24 Inches (August 30-31)


An Active Atlantic Hurricane Season...But Not Locally

The 2002 Atlantic Hurricane Season was an active one...with a total of 12 named Storms, of which 4 became Hurricanes. However, locally it was inactive...as most of the Storms in 2002 formed over the Western Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.

To obtain more information on the 2002 Atlantic Hurricane Season, click here.

"LILI" ...this was the storm that came closest to the local area. However, Lili had no direct impact on Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. Lili crossed the Windward Islands, continued moving westward well south of the area, and did not make a northward turn until it was south of Hispaniola. Lili briefly brought more clouds and squally weather to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands...but nothing of significance. Lili became the first Hurricane to make landfall in the United States since "Irene" back in 1999.
In the picture: Lili's track. Lili became a Tropical Depression on September 21st east of the islands, crossed the Windward Islands as a developing Tropical Storm on the 23rd, and became a Hurricane on the morning of the 30th. As Lili crossed the Windward Islands, Barbados reported sustained winds of 47 mph, with gusts of up to 75 mph. Lili reached its peak intensity on October 3rd over the North Central Gulf of Mexico...with sustained winds of 125 mph. Lili then rapidly weakened to an 80 knot Hurricane as it made landfall along the central Louisiana coast.

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