Far South Miami-dade County storm history

Rainfall in the month of September allowed the drought condition to improve to moderate (D1) drought.

Far South Miami-Dade County began the month of August in a severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought which improved to moderate (D1) to severe (D2) drought with rainfall activity through the month.

A lack of substantial rainfall led to the worsening of Moderate (D1) to Severe (D2) drought across Metro Miami-Dade County to Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) drought during the month of July.

Far South Miami-Dade County began the month of June in a severe (D2) drought which lingered until some early to mid month rainfall activity allowed slight improvement though areas of severe (D2) drought remained.

Far South Miami-Dade County began the month of May in a severe (D2) drought which lingered until rainfall activity mid month allowed slight improvement though areas of severe (D2) drought remained.

Lack of significant rainfall over the previous 4 months led to the development of severe drought (D2) conditions over far south Miami-Dade County, which began in the northern half in March. Locations within far south Miami-Dade County had received approximately 50-60% of the norm…

Maximum sustained winds were in the 25 to 30 mph range, with gusts reaching 40 mph, across far south Miami-Dade County. Wind damage was minimal.

Maximum sustained winds were in the 25 to 30 mph range, with gusts reaching 40 to 50 mph, across far south Miami-Dade County. Wind damage was minimal.

Lack of significant rainfall over the previous 3 months led to the continuation of severe drought (D2) conditions over far south Miami-Dade County in the beginning of April. About 2 to 3 inches of rain was measured in many areas from January 1st through March 31st. This was appro…

After a dry January and February, below normal rainfall in March led to the development of severe drought (D2) conditions over portions of Far South Miami-Dade County by the end of the month.

As TS Eta moved westward across the Florida Keys, rain bands produced maximum sustained winds generally between 30-40 mph across inland Miami-Dade County. A rain band moved across inland Miami-Dade County during the early morning hours of November 9th, with peak wind gusts of 61 …

Less than three-quarters of an inch of rain fell during the first half of May across southern portions of Miami-Dade County, leading to the development of severe drought conditions. Surface and underground water levels dropped to around 10% of normal in some areas. Rainfall incre…

Hurricane Irma produced maximum sustained winds of 60 to 75 mph across inland and far southern sections of Miami-Dade County, with a maximum sustained wind reading of 76 mph five miles southwest of Florida City. Wind gusts to hurricane force were observed across the entire area, …

April started very dry over interior sections of south Florida as high pressure continued to dominate the local weather. Decreasing ground water levels led to the continuation of severe drought conditions. The second half of April was significantly wetter across the area, resulti…

Dry conditions throughout March led to the development of severe drought conditions over far southern Florida by the latter part of the month. Rainfall totals were mostly under an inch over the far southern portions of the Everglades, limiting water flow.

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 re…

Drought conditions lessened over the area as July rainfall was near to above average. Ground water levels began to increase as a result of the seasonably high rainfall. The level of Lake Okeechobee increased to over 10 feet, but was still over 3 feet below normal levels. Moderate…

June continued the streak of below normal rainfall over most of South Florida. Little rain fell during the first 10 days of the month, with the rainy season not starting until around June 8th. Almost all the rain across the area fell in the last 2 weeks of the months. Total rainf…

The prolonged dry period over southern Florida continued through May, with the October 2010 to May 2011 period being the driest October to May on record at West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Naples. Total rainfall amounts for the month of May ranged from just over a quarter of …

Below normal rainfall fell over most of South Florida during the month of April. Rainfall amounts ranged from a quarter of an inch to about 1 inch over interior and western sections of the South Florida peninsula, to about 1 to 3 inches on average over the eastern half of the pen…

March rainfall totals were anywhere from 1 to 3 inches below normal across South Florida. This led to a decrease in soil moisture and underground water levels, with most areas at only 10 to 30 percent of water levels. The level of Lake Okeechobee decreased from 12.15 feet at the …

The drought which began during the late winter months continued into early and mid May over South Florida. A very dry start to the month prompted the issuance of extreme drought (D3) conditions over virtually all of South Florida by the middle of the month. The onset of the rainy…

April continued the stretch of very dry conditions across South Florida. The five-month period from November 2008 to April 2009 was the second driest on record for most South Florida locations. April rainfall was less than an inch at most locations, with only metro sections of So…

Dry conditions persisted across most of South Florida during March. Most areas received less than 2 inches of rain, with some interior and western areas receiving less than 1 inch for the entire month. Some east coast areas received higher amounts from a stalled front during the …

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 …

Temperatures dropped to below freezing over most of interior South Florida on the morning of January 22. Temperatures bottomed out as low as the mid 20s over portions of Glades, Hendry and Collier counties where a hard freeze was noted, with a low of 22 recorded at Palmdale in Gl…

Portions of South Florida experienced tropical storm conditions while Hurricane Ike passed across Cuba and the southwestern Gulf of Mexico during September 9th and 10th. The center of hurricane at its closest to mainland south Florida remained around 200 miles away as a category …

The center of Tropical Storm Fay moved across Key West early in the evening of the 18th and into the mainland of South Florida at Cape Romano shortly before 5 AM on the 19th. Minimum central pressure was 989 MB at landfall, but continued to decrease after landfall to 986 MB at Mo…