Talking Climate Change with a Middle School Student
State climatoligist David Zierden answers questions about climate change from a middle school student. More...
Humidity in Florida
As the State Climate office for Florida, we often get questions about living with high humidity. Many people suffer from respiratory illness or other health problems that are affected by humidity and they are trying to find a suitable climate to move to. More...
FL Climate Center makes statement on the IPCC report
State Climatologist David Zierden discusses the new United Nations sponsored Intergovernment Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report and what it means for Florida. More...
Florida Drought Monitor
The U.S. Drought Monitor offers weekly maps showing conditions at national, regional, and state levels. The data cutoff for Drought Monitor maps is Tuesday at 7 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The maps, which are based on analysis of the data, are released each Thursday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
Climate of Florida
This report, prepared by FSU professor emeritus Dr. Mort Winsberg, contains descriptions of some of the principal climatic features and a number of climatological summaries for stations in various geographic regions of the State.
FL Climate Summary
Rainfall totals for Florida in May were well above normal and average temperatures were mixed. ENSO-neutral conditions are currently present in the Pacific, and a Final La Niña Advisory has been issued. Forecast models favor persistence of ENSO-neutral conditions into Fall 2018, with a possibility of El Niño development by Winter 2018-19.
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