News
- Despite some rain, drought continues in Volusia, Flagler (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
- La Niña expected to affect Cotton Belt climate in 2012 (Southwest Farm Press)
- May Florida Climate Center newsletter
It's Tornado Season in Florida
Spring and summer are the seasons in which truly destructive tornadoes are most frequently sighted in Florida, and spring is the season when the most powerful usually strike. See the Florida Climate Center: Tornadoes and Florida Division of Emergency Management: Tornadoes webpages to learn more and to make sure you and your family are prepared.
April-May-June Outlook: Temperature
The current 3-month seasonal temperature forecast (Apr-May-Jun) from the NOAA Climate Prediction Center shows that warmer conditions should be expected across much of the Southeast. For more information, visit AgroClimate.org.
April-May-June Outlook: Precipitation
The current 3-month seasonal precipitation forecast (Apr-May-Jun), from the NOAA Climate Prediction Center, shows rainfall is predicted to have equal chances of being above average, normal, and below average during the next 3 months. For more information, visit AgroClimate.org.
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.
Events
FL Climate Summary
During April, average temperatures were near or slightly above normal while rainfall totals varied across Florida. La Niña is continuing to transition to neutral conditions, and warmer than normal temperatures and normal precipitation are expected through July.
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