Drought — Metropolitan Miami-dade, Florida

2011-08-01 to 2011-08-30 · Metropolitan Miami-dade, Florida

Event narrative

Rainfall amounts in August ranged from 4 to 6 inches over parts of interior southwest Florida to over 10 inches over parts of southeast Florida. Overall, rainfall averaged near to above average over most areas, leading to gradually improving drought conditions. Lake Okeechobee remained over 3 feet below the normal level for this time of year. Underground water levels remained below normal over much of south Florida, especially over the metro east coast sections.

Wider weather episode

Normal to above-normal rains over most of South Florida during August led to the continued improvement in drought conditions over the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 343782. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.