Last year, Grand Cayman recorded its hottest day since records began when temperatures peaked at 35.3 degrees Celsius (95.5 degrees Fahrenheit) on 21 July.
And throughout the year, residents sweltered as all monthly temperatures were above the 30-year average.
The Cayman Islands National Weather Service released its statistics for 2023 on 8 Jan.
The average temperature for the year was 28.9°C (84°F), with the lowest temperature recorded on 17 Jan. at 19.2°C (66.6°F).
The average humidity was 73%, average winds came from the east at eight knots, there were 142 days of rain and 55 days with thunderstorms.
The rainiest month of the year was August when rainfall reached 12.1 inches (307 millimetres) and the rainiest day was 22 Aug. with a rainfall of 2.89 in (73.5mm).
The total rainfall for the year was 49.5 in (1,256mm). During the wet/hurricane season of May to November, the total rainfall was 38.5 in (978mm) or 78% of the year’s total.
Although regional forecasters said 2023 was the fourth most active El Niño Atlantic hurricane season on record, Cayman was not hit by any tropical cyclones.
The data is recorded at Owen Roberts International Airport in Grand Cayman and bulletins are sent out every month.
The December climate bulletin predicts that in the three months from December 2023 to February 2024 there are expected to be between 10 and 23 wet days.
There is also a 70% chance the minimum, average and maximum temperatures will be above average.
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