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We've barely had any rain in Punta Cana. Yesterday morning into early afternoon had strong showers that shot up the humidity to unbearable levels.  In the evening I saw some thunderheads and lightning to the north. It was calling for rain starting last night all through today but it maybe had a brief shower overnight and another brief one this morning. It's been overcast all day but it doesn't seem like we'll get any more rain other than some passing showers.

Strong gusts of wind since late morning in Punta Cana from former 92L.There's a chance of some showers later this evening, which we need. We've had a few short showers over the last week or so but some friends with land about an hour north of Punta Cana said it's so dry there that a lot of their crops have died off.

It's been very hot and dry in Punta Cana for the last month plus.  There are barely any clouds and the days that they all for some chance of rain, I can see the clouds east over the water but they seem to skirt south of the island. The yard and garden dry out so fast.  I get some water on the young fruit trees and vegetable plants daily because they're just shriveled up and scorched otherwise. Can't even do my weekly paddle in the ocean because the sargasso has been so thick.