Drought in Metropolitan Miami-dade, Florida

Precipitation totals since February were only at 25 to 50 percent of normal levels across a large part of coastal and metro Miami-Dade County, with a swath of less than 25% percent along the northern end of the county from North Miami Beach to Miami Lakes. This prolonged period of below normal rainfall led to low groundwater levels across this area.

Persistent dry weather during the late winter and early spring led to the development of severe drought conditions from northern and central Miami-Dade County through western Broward County to eastern Collier and far southwestern Palm Beach counties.