Drought — Far South Miami-dade County, Florida

2023-03-28 to 2023-03-31 · Far South Miami-dade County, Florida

Event narrative

After a dry January and February, below normal rainfall in March led to the development of severe drought (D2) conditions over portions of Far South Miami-Dade County by the end of the month.

Wider weather episode

Prolonged periods of dry weather across much of South Florida during the winter months led to the development of severe drought conditions by the end of March.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1090446. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.