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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. Its sea-level elevation, coastal location, position just above the Tropic of Cancer , and proximity to the Gulf Stream shape its climate.
In the 21st century, 80 tropical and subtropical cyclones, their remnants, and their precursors have affected the U.S. state of Florida. Collectively, cyclones in Florida during the time period resulted in more than $236 billion in damage and 615 deaths. Every year included at least one tropical cyclone affecting the state.
“Miami-Dade building code requires the first 30 feet of any high-rise to be equipped with high-impact windows, which can withstand being hit by a nine-pound 2x4 traveling at 50 feet per second. ...
The strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall on the state was the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, which crossed the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 millibars (26.3 inHg); it is also the strongest hurricane on record to strike the United States. Out of the ten most intense landfalling United States hurricanes, four struck Florida at peak strength.
The 10 costliest Atlantic hurricanes as of January 2023.. As of November 2024, there have been 1,745 tropical cyclones of at least tropical storm intensity, 971 at hurricane intensity, and 338 at major hurricane intensity within the Atlantic Ocean since 1851, the first Atlantic hurricane season to be included in the official Atlantic tropical cyclone record. [1]
A tropical storm watch covers the Keys area north of the Seven Mile Bridge to the Channel 5 Bridge; the state coast west of Indian Pass to Mexico Beach; the Georgia and South Carolina coasts from ...
Tropical savanna climates often feature tree-studded grasslands due to its dryness, rather than thick jungle. It is this widespread occurrence of tall, coarse grass (called savanna) which has led to Aw and As climates often being referred to as the tropical savanna. However, there is some doubt whether tropical grasslands are climatically induced.