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From October 5 to 11, 2026, every region of Costa Rica is forecast to receive below-normal rainfall. The IMN estimates an extreme-event probability of about 20%, although it reports high uncertainty for this final week of the outlook.
Instituto Meteorológico Nacional de Costa Rica (2026)
Instituto Meteorológico Nacional de Costa Rica. (2026). Pronóstico subestacional: válido del 14 de septiembre al 11 de octubre de 2026. https://www.imn.ac.cr/busqueda?_101_assetEntryId=564589&_101_struts_action=%2Fasset_publisher%2Fview_content&_101_type=content&_101_urlTitle=contenido-pronostico-subestacional&p_p_id=101&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_mode=view&p_p_state=maximized
19 people, mostly women farmers, operate the Community Hydroclimatic Monitoring Network in southern Ahuachapán, El Salvador; during Tropical Storm Julia, an alert issued after more than six hours of rain enabled vulnerable families to evacuate two hours before the rivers overflowed, with no loss of life.
Paz Cardona (2026)
Paz Cardona, A. (2026, 22 de septiembre). Comunidades latinoamericanas se apropian de los datos científicos para sobrevivir a la crisis climática. Agencia Ocote. https://www.agenciaocote.com/blog/2026/09/22/datos-climaticos-comunitarios-sobrevivir-crisis-climatica/
83% of disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean are related to climate hazards, but only 6% of the regional risk-management budget is allocated to preventing future risks and 16% to reducing existing risks.
Paz Cardona (2026)
Paz Cardona, A. (2026, 22 de septiembre). Comunidades latinoamericanas se apropian de los datos científicos para sobrevivir a la crisis climática. Agencia Ocote. https://www.agenciaocote.com/blog/2026/09/22/datos-climaticos-comunitarios-sobrevivir-crisis-climatica/
1.7 million new internal displacements caused by disasters were recorded in 2024 in Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Haiti and Ecuador alone, according to the 2025 Global Report on Internal Displacement cited by the source.
Paz Cardona (2026)
Paz Cardona, A. (2026, 22 de septiembre). Comunidades latinoamericanas se apropian de los datos científicos para sobrevivir a la crisis climática. Agencia Ocote. https://www.agenciaocote.com/blog/2026/09/22/datos-climaticos-comunitarios-sobrevivir-crisis-climatica/
For the period September 21 to October 18, 2026, Costa Rica's National Meteorological Institute (IMN) forecasts below-normal rainfall across the Pacific slope, Central Valley, and Northwestern Zone, driven by trade winds unusually stronger than typical for this time of year - an atypical pattern consistent with the rainfall deficit El Nino has been driving across Central America during 2026. The Caribbean and Northern Zone would remain rainy through the second half of September before returning to normal conditions in October.
IMN Costa Rica (2026)
Instituto Meteorologico Nacional (IMN) de Costa Rica. (2026, September). Pronostico subestacional: valido del 21 de setiembre al 18 de octubre de 2026. https://www.imn.ac.cr/web/imn/busqueda?_101_assetEntryId=564589&_101_struts_action=%2Fasset_publisher%2Fview_content&_101_type=content&_101_urlTitle=contenido-pronostico-subestacional&p_p_id=101&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_mode=view&p_p_state=maximized
For the week of October 12-18, 2026, Costa Rica's National Meteorological Institute (IMN) forecasts a generalization of dry conditions nationwide: the Pacific, Caribbean, Northern Zone, Central Valley, and Northwestern Zone would all see below-normal rainfall, with the forecast's uncertainty level rated as high.
IMN Costa Rica (2026)
Instituto Meteorologico Nacional (IMN) de Costa Rica. (2026, September). Pronostico subestacional: valido del 21 de setiembre al 18 de octubre de 2026. https://www.imn.ac.cr/web/imn/busqueda?_101_assetEntryId=564589&_101_struts_action=%2Fasset_publisher%2Fview_content&_101_type=content&_101_urlTitle=contenido-pronostico-subestacional&p_p_id=101&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_mode=view&p_p_state=maximized
1,513 emergencies were handled by the CONRED System in Guatemala during the 2026 rainy season.
CONRED (2026)
Secretaría Ejecutiva de la Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres. (2026, 16 de septiembre). Ambiente cálido y lluvias continuarán: evitemos que la basura obstruya los drenajes [Boletín Informativo 293-2026]. https://conred.gob.gt/ambiente-calido-y-lluvias-continuaran-evitemos-que-la-basura-obstruya-los-drenajes/
413 floods were recorded during the 2026 rainy season, making them the most frequently reported event among the 1,513 emergencies handled by the CONRED System.
CONRED (2026)
Secretaría Ejecutiva de la Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres. (2026, 16 de septiembre). Ambiente cálido y lluvias continuarán: evitemos que la basura obstruya los drenajes [Boletín Informativo 293-2026]. https://conred.gob.gt/ambiente-calido-y-lluvias-continuaran-evitemos-que-la-basura-obstruya-los-drenajes/
194,176 people throughout Guatemala were affected by emergencies handled during the 2026 rainy season.
CONRED (2026)
Secretaría Ejecutiva de la Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres. (2026, 16 de septiembre). Ambiente cálido y lluvias continuarán: evitemos que la basura obstruya los drenajes [Boletín Informativo 293-2026]. https://conred.gob.gt/ambiente-calido-y-lluvias-continuaran-evitemos-que-la-basura-obstruya-los-drenajes/
Nearly 60% of Alberta's major crops were rated in good to excellent condition at the end of August 2026, according to provincial reports cited by Statistics Canada, amid variable precipitation across the Canadian Prairies during the growing season.
Statistics Canada (2026)
Statistics Canada. (2026, September 16). Model-based principal field crop estimates, August 2026. The Daily. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260916/dq260916b-eng.htm
