Tuesday's deadly Haiti earthquake coincides with height of the winter dryseason at the stricken capital city of Port-au-Prince.On average, only three days each in both December and January have measurablerainfall. And the average amount throughout January will would be about 1.3inches, or 32 mm.
The dry season normally lasts through February and into March, then rainfallrises sharply through April to a peak of 8.6 inches, or 210 mm, throughout themonth of May. Measurable rain normally falls on five days in February, but thisclimbs to 11 days in April and 13 days in May.
The normal average temperature in January would be about 81F, or 27C, with thenormal high being 87F, or 30.5C. The highest ever registered in January wasabout 97F, or 36.0C.
During January, nights are normally rather warm, about 68F, or 20C, on average,with the lowest known being about 59F, or 15.0C.
Story by Accuweather.com Senior Meteorologist Jim Andrews.
