Drought — Metro Broward County, Florida

2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Metro Broward County, Florida

Event narrative

There was slight improvement, but the lack of significant rainfall in April led to the continuation, and expansion, of severe drought (D2) across metropolitan Broward, which began in March. Locations within metropolitan Broward County had received approximately 40-50% of the normal rainfall total value for the calendar year. Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) was over 500 across much of the area.

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 1255814. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.