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The wettest month recorded at a Florida climate station was during May 1891 when Gainesville, Florida received 30.90 inches (785 mm). [23] The wettest year on record for a Florida climate station was during 1879 when 127.24 inches (3,232 mm) fell at Pensacola, Florida . [ 24 ]
On the Florida peninsula, a strong monsoon becomes dominant, with dry winters and heavy summer rainfall. In winter the strong subtropical ridge creates the stable air over Florida with little convection and few fronts. Along the Gulf Coast, and the south Atlantic states, decaying tropical systems added to summers peak rainfall. [42]
Cumulus clouds building over the Tampa Convention Center on a summer afternoon. The warm and rainy season typically begins in late May and runs through October. [5] Average high temperatures are in the low 90s °F (around 32 °C) with lows in the mid-70s °F (around 24 °C) during this period, and the combination of warm temperatures and high humidity brings an almost daily chance of rain and ...
The threat to Florida is particularly urgent, with some parts at risk this summer when temperatures and humidity spike. Hialeah, a suburb of Miami, is one of the places most vulnerable to heat and ...
South Florida has a tropical climate, according to the Köppen climate classification, with a hot and wet season in summer, and a warm, dry season in winter. The climate of Miami is classified as having a tropical monsoon climate with hot and humid summers; short, warm winters; and a marked drier season in the winter.
Florida is one of the states most at risk for extreme weather events, costing the state billions of dollars, staggering numbers of heat related deaths, and significant habitat destruction.
From extreme heat to multiple 1-in-1,000-year floods, there was no shortage of records that were broken this summer. So it may come as no surprise that this past meteorological summer, which spans ...
Bondurant went on to earn a PhD in English at Florida State University in 2003. Bondurant's first novel The Third Translation (Hyperion 2005) is an international bestseller. [citation needed] His second novel The Wettest County in the World (Scribner 2008) became the 2012 film Lawless by director John Hillcoat.