Drought — Inland Miami-dade, Florida

2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Inland Miami-dade, Florida

Event narrative

There was slight improvement, but the lack of significant rainfall led to the development and expansion of severe drought (D2) across inland Miami-Dade, which began in March. By the end of April, the drought conditions intensified to extreme drought (D3). Locations within inland Miami-Dade County had received approximately 50-60% of the normal rainfall total value for the calendar year. Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) was over 600 across the area. When the KBDI is over 600, this is often associated with more severe drought and increased wildfire occurrence.

Wider weather episode

Prolonged periods of dry weather across much of South Florida during the winter and spring months led to the continuing and intensification of drought conditions through the end of April.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1255799. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.