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Drought in Far South Miami-dade County, Florida
Drought February 24, 2009 – February 28, 2009 · Far South Miami-dade County, Florida
What the National Weather Service wrote
The driest winter on record over many locations in southeast Florida led to the onset of severe drought (D2) conditions. At Miami International Airport, winter season rainfall was only 0.74 inches, making it the driest winter on record. At Fort Lauderdale, winter season rainfall was only 0.39 inches, also the driest on record. At West Palm Beach, the winter season rainfall was 2.01 inches, the second driest on record.
No significant impacts had been noted as of the end of February due to the early stage of the drought.
The wider storm
The driest winter on record in many locations triggered the onset of severe drought conditions over southeast Florida.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 156944. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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