For some, Florida drought is getting very "extreme"

[kinzyjr]

2 hours ago, Matthew92 said:

How is everyone in the peninsula doing rain-wise? We've finally been getting more consistent pop-ups here in the Western FL Panhandle for awhile now. Just got 1.4 in earlier today, although many days lately my location has been getting missed by the storms.

Not as bad as 2023, but my location has been donut-holed enough to have less overall precipitation than some of the surrounding areas.  The 0.75in overnight did wonders since it couldn't just evaporate as soon as the sun came back out.

[Eric in Orlando]

No rain for 2 months in spring then about 10" in just over a week in late May/early June now nothing for almost 2 weeks. I give up, I'm glad we have reclaimed water for irrigation. Its looking to be a real shatty summer.

[SubTropicRay]

The red is gone for now

[Looking Glass]

We’ve gotten about half the normal rainfall for June, and about half the normal rainfall for this year, after entering 2025 significantly in the hole also.   Water bill suuuucks… 

 

It’s seems to be trying to rain more lately, but the amounts are small. 

[Rubberboots]

7 hours ago, Looking Glass said:

We’ve gotten about half the normal rainfall for June, and about half the normal rainfall for this year, after entering 2025 significantly in the hole also.   Water bill suuuucks… 

 

It’s seems to be trying to rain more lately, but the amounts are small. 

@Looking Glass try recycling water in the yard where you can...mulch and amend your garden.

[SubTropicRay]

No drought in my garden at the moment.  8.35" of rain have fallen thus far in June.  No complaints for a change.

[kinzyjr]

8 hours ago, SubTropicRay said:

No drought in my garden at the moment.  8.35" of rain have fallen thus far in June.  No complaints for a change.

A little less than half of that over this way.  It seems like the storms have had us surrounded, but the amount of rain hitting the ground hasn't been as much as the areas to our north.

[SubTropicRay]

[Looking Glass]

7 hours ago, SubTropicRay said:

Last year, we got 17 inches of rain in June.  This year, it was about 3 inches.  I was about to write a tearful post about how violently, soul-suckingly dry and hot it was recently, but that last inch we got pulled us back out of it of the abyss enough that irrigation can keep up again.   Hopefully we get some significant rain from this.  Dry sand doesn’t hold much water.  

[3 Milesfrom Gulf of Mexico]

Seminole Fl

5.86 inches June 2025.  Need more.

[SubTropicRay]

[kinzyjr]

On 7/1/2025 at 7:21 PM, 3 Milesfrom Gulf of Mexico said:

Seminole Fl

5.86 inches June 2025.  Need more.

Slightly less at ~5inches of rain here for the month of June.  Could use more, but at least it was more spread out.  Recorded over 3/4in today, so July is off to a decent start.

[SubTropicRay]

[SubTropicRay]

[Palmarum]

^^

Got my whole county in the orange... 

It doesn't seem that dry lately, but I know we are in a deficit. These random rolling storms can dump enough rain to get us through the days until the next one. I haven't had to water for two weeks. 

Ryan 

[Looking Glass]

The rain blobs are hyper-local right now.  At the house here, I’ve gotten about 1/3rd of an inch this month.  It clouds up but nothing happens.  My wife will message me from work 20 minutes away about a massive hurricane outside, at the same time I’m out there mowing the lawn and it’s just cloudy.   Irrigation running double time for me, grass looks like dry, pale green straw.   

Weather service measured .21inches today….  But none here at the house.  Just a few drops dotting the sidewalk for 30 seconds, then sun all day.  I can’t be more than 20-30 minutes from you @Palmarum.  Irrigation ran yesterday, and I’m going to head out and hand water stuff now.   “Direct misses” every time this year.