Drought — Coastal Collier County, Florida

2022-04-05 to 2022-04-30 · Coastal Collier County, Florida

Event narrative

Lack of significant rainfall over the previous 4 months led to the development of severe drought (D2) conditions over the western half Collier County. Only 1.62 of rain was measured in Marco Island and 2.65 at Naples Airport from December 1st through March 31st. This was approximately 10 to 25% of the normal value for that time period.

Wider weather episode

Prolonged dry conditions over SW Florida led to the development of severe drought conditions over the western half of Collier County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1032209. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.