Area and Climate

3. Precipitation
	JAN.	FEB.	MAR.	APR.	MAY	JUNE	JULY	AUG.	SEP.	OCT.	NOV.	DEC.	YEAR
HATO AIRPORT, CURAÇAO
(Total average) monthly rainfall (in mm)
1971-2000 1)	45	26	14	20	20	19	40	42	49	84	97	100	553
2003	16	4	0	3	2	43	54	9	8	131	128	109	507
2004	82	40	52	45	102	9	19	4	28	127	347	76	931
2005	108	26	0	1	88	91	9	1	58	123	230	107	842
2006	81	54	21	1	3	38	26	13	16	65	49	33	400
2007	47	21	0	2	1	10	38	63	94	99	52	125	552
2008	38	23	38	20	5	18	49	68	36	211	193	79	778
Maximum precipitation in one day
1971-2000 1)	35	36	40	69	78	37	69	95	70	106	118	95	118
2003	9	2	0	2	1	17	21	9	4	77	54	75	77
2004	36	15	22	23	47	6	9	2	15	42	81	20	81
2005	20	7	0	1	35	53	3	1	27	41	60	32	60
2006	21	21	10	0	2	23	5	5	7	53	16	12	53
2007	15	10	0	2	1	6	14	42	54	32	16	23	54
2008	9	9	23	19	4	9	13	30	14	51	52	13	52
Number of rain days 2)
1971-2000 1)	9	5	3	3	2	3	6	5	5	7	10	12	70
2003	2	2	0	1	0	6	8	1	3	7	10	7	47
2004	12	5	9	9	7	3	3	2	6	14	18	16	104
2005	19	8	0	0	7	6	3	1	4	10	16	13	87
2006	14	9	4	0	2	4	7	4	3	5	7	6	65
2007	12	4	0	1	1	3	5	2	7	10	8	20	73
2008	7	6	2	1	2	3	9	8	5	14	14	14	85
PRINCESS JULIANA AIRPORT, ST. MAARTEN
(Total average) monthly rainfall (in mm)
1971-2000 1)	66	51	45	64	93	62	72	99	140	113	149	94	1047
2003	72	58	19	274	61	41	64	124	73	150	593	229	1758
2004	65	63	99	17	166	52	184	46	148	111	274	79	1304
2005	101	29	15	122	104	153	212	221	74	220	107	66	1424
2006	145	36	34	75	259	152	125	187	75	361	138	85	1672
2007	78	53	169	27	75	73	112	97	158	266	48	133	1289
2008	88	89	46	46	33	80	91	233	258	244	97	.	.
Maximum precipitation in one day
1971-2000 1)	41	76	43	101	118	110	65	90	258	122	254	123	258
2003	15	8	5	93	14	16	13	19	20	22	206	95	206
2004	11	16	31	6	40	18	25	8	35	39	114	16	114
2005	20	4	8	44	25	48	69	81	14	43	40	17	81
2006	48	7	16	17	78	33	31	40	30	193	26	10	193
2007	17	14	65	14	36	27	30	17	55	77	14	16	77
2008	20	14	12	19	15	31	25	91	54	139	46	.	.
Number of rain days 2)
1971-2000 1)	12	9	9	12	10	8	12	14	14	14	15	13	142
2003	13	14	6	15	8	8	14	20	16	15	19	18	166
2004	15	14	14	6	14	10	19	12	12	12	17	13	158
2005	18	9	4	5	12	11	19	22	12	20	16	14	162
2006	17	8	5	10	10	16	19	14	12	17	13	23	164
2007	12	10	9	3	11	9	16	12	16	14	11	22	145
2008	14	18	12	2	9	9	9	16	19	15	9	.	.
Source: Meteorological Service, Netherlands Antilles and Aruba
1) Climatological standard period, as available
2) Days with 1,0 mm or more precipitation