Inland Miami-dade storm history

Broadcast media reported the death of a 30-year-old agricultural worker found under a tree at his worksite in Homestead. Information from the county medical examiner's office indicates that heat exposure was a likely contributing factor, along with other complicating factors. A H…

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

Inland 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.

The Iron Wildfire burned over 1,300 acres in rural western Miami-Dade County from early to mid July 2025.

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

Inland Miami-Dade County began the month of June in a severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought which lingered until some early to mid month rainfall activity allowed slight improvement though areas of severe (D2) drought remained.

Inland Miami-Dade County began the month of May in a severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought which lingered until rainfall activity mid month allowed slight improvement though areas of severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought remained.

There was slight improvement, but the lack of significant rainfall led to the development and expansion of severe drought (D2) across inland Miami-Dade, which began in March. By the end of April, the drought conditions intensified to extreme drought (D3). Locations within inland …

Lack of significant rainfall over the previous 3 months led to the development and expansion of drought across inland Miami-Dade County which begin early March. Less than 3 inches of rain was measured in many areas throughout the winter. This was approximately 50% of the normal v…

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

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

An emergency manager captured video of a apparent landspout over the Everglades west of Krome Avenue as a thunderstorm moved through the area. The feature moved little and dissipated rather quickly. No damage was observed or reported, thus this is categorized as a strong wind eve…

Maximum sustained winds were in the 25 to 30 mph range across inland Miami-Dade County. Several locations recorded brief wind gusts of tropical storm force on August 3rd. Highest wind gust of 44 mph was recorded in Everglades National Park at 2:30 PM on August 3rd. There was mino…

Maximum sustained winds were in the 25 to 30 mph range, with gusts 40-50 mph, across inland Miami-Dade. Highest wind gust of 51 mph was recorded at Miami-Dade College Homestead College at 4:40 pm. Wind damage was minimal.

Lack of significant rainfall over the previous 3 months led to the continuation of severe drought (D2) conditions over inland 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 approxim…

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

Maximum sustained winds were below tropical storm force, with wind gusts generally in the 40-50 mph range across metro and inland Miami-Dade County. Wind damage was minor and confined to trees and fences. Damage estimates from tornadoes in Doral and Fountainbleau are included in …

Reported road closures on Krome Ave between Kendall Drive and SW 8 Street due to Mile Marker 19 wildfire that ignited in the area on May 31st and became 100% contained on June 5th. There were no reported injuries or evacuations other than road closures. The size of the wildfire e…

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 …

As Isaias moved offshore across the South Florida waters, outer rain bands produced produced maximum sustained winds generally between 20-35 mph. A tropical storm-force wind gust of 41 mph (36 kt) was measured by ASOS station KTMB Tamiami/West Kendall Airport at 2:24 PM EDT on Au…

Reports of several road closures, including US-41, due to wildfire and smoke from Big Cypress National Preserve. The fire has caused US-41 to be closed between SR-29 in Collier County and Krome Ave in Miami. The fire caused the loss of one private structure and two out buildings …

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

Rainfall amounts for all of March and the first 3 weeks of April were generally in the 1 inch range across most of inland Miami-Dade County. As a result, water levels in the Everglades reached near-record low levels. This led to the development of severe drought conditions across…

Outer rain bands of Hurricane Dorian produced maximum sustained winds generally between 25-35 mph over inland Miami-Dade County, with the highest sustained reading of 31 mph from the northwest recorded at the ASOS station at Miami Executive Airport at 250 PM on September 3rd. Tro…

Multiple media reports of the a wildfire in Tamiami Pinelands Park. The fire quickly spread causing damage to 3 cars in the adjacent area to the park. The total acreage of the fire is unknown.

Sustained tropical depression winds of 28 knots were recorded by the ASOS site KTMB located at Tamiami/West Kendall Airport. A maximum wind gust of 37 knots was also recorded at 632AM EDT.

Precipitation totals since February were only at 25 percent of normal levels over a large portion of the Everglades in Miami-Dade County, with a few spots near 10% of normal in the Water Conservation area 3. This prolonged period of below normal rainfall led to low groundwater le…

Precipitation totals since February were only at 25 percent of normal levels over a large portion of the Everglades in Miami-Dade County, with a few spots near 10% of normal in the Water Conservation area 3. This prolonged period of below normal rainfall led to low groundwater le…

Hurricane Irma produced maximum sustained winds of 60 to 75 mph across inland 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, with highest gust…

The center of Tropical Storm Isaac moved over the Florida Straits south of the Florida Keys on Sunday, August 26th, passing just south of Key West. Rain bands and winds on the north side of the circulation of Isaac affected Southeast Florida throughout the day of the 26th and par…

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.

Temperatures dropped to the freezing mark over parts of inland Miami-Dade County on the night of January 3rd and early morning of January 4th, with temperatures at these values for 2-4 hours. Areas most affected were the Redland and Homestead areas. Damage to most sensitive crops…

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 …

February was a very dry month over south Florida as high pressure dominated the region's weather pattern. Monthly rainfall totals were less than 1 inch, except for isolated locations in Palm Beach and Hendry counties where between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain were recorded. Over most…

Rainfall totals in January were near to below normal over most of southeast Florida. This resulted in the expansion of severe drought (D2) conditions over all of Palm Beach County and inland sections of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Rainfall deficits since October over these a…

Temperatures fell into the 30s across Miami-Dade County during the morning of the 28thth with the coldest temperatures occurring across the western suburbs and the inland sections. Frost also occurred across much of the county. Some of the lowest temperatures reported were: 31 in…

Temperatures across inland sections of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties fell into the upper 20s to low 30s during the mornings of the 14th and 15th. Some of the lowest temperatures observed: 29 at the Miccosukee Service Plaza on Interstate 75, 30 at the Alligator Alley BSO, 31 nea…

A light freeze was reported across inland sections of Broward and Miami-Dade counties with isolated areas hitting the 32 mark during the morning of the 8th, however most locations remained in the mid 30s.

Freezing temperatures occurred on two consecutive nights over inland sections of Miami-Dade County on January 10th and 11th. Lowest temperatures of 29 to 32 degrees were recorded each night and early morning, with a low of 26 degrees recorded at Tamiami Airport on January 11th. D…

Low temperatures dropped to near 32 degrees over isolated areas in southwest sections of Miami-Dade County, primarily in the Redland and Homestead farming districts. Patchy frost was noted on the morning of January 6th and 7th. Extent of crop damage is unknown, but some damage to…

Unusually high temperatures affected interior and eastern sections of South Florida on Sunday June 21 and Monday June 22. High temperatures reached the upper 90s in a few locations on June 21. The hottest day was June 22, in which an all-time record high was tied at Fort Lauderda…

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 …