For some, Florida drought is getting very "extreme"

[SubTropicRay]

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Much closer to reality although still a bit understated.  Even the cold fronts are coming through dry.  Not sure how anything SE of the lake has anything resembling a drought.

[Looking Glass]

13 minutes ago, SubTropicRay said:

Much closer to reality although still a bit understated.  Even the cold fronts are coming through dry.  Not sure how anything SE of the lake has anything resembling a drought.

No hurricanes this year.  No tropical storms.  Without them it’s dry times during the hot times.  Going into the dry season in drought means pain, for the next 9 months.  

[SeanK]

Up this way it's been dry for 4 months. Regular rain would maintain the lake level.

 

[kinzyjr]

Everyone here has at least one thread they wish never needed an update.  At this point, this one and the Florida Winter thread are my two.  We did get almost a tenth of an inch of rain as the cold front approached.  Better than nothing, but nowhere near what we need.

[SubTropicRay]

The poor get poorer

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Hey don't lose focus!  All this cold weather talk made you lose perspective.  Remember, it's still drier than a mother*******.

 

[kinzyjr]

@SubTropicRay It looks like ordering the Braheas, Nannorrhops, and Washintonia filifera seeds was smart at this point.

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[kinzyjr]

@SubTropicRay Judging by the temperatures and the lack of rainfall in the forecast, they might as well get the red and brown crayons out before Thanksgiving.

[flplantguy]

The forecast for more of the same is getting close to long term drought like the west.  Years of it does its own damage too, so I think they need to update that part of drought maps to show it better.  Some people not from here would probably say it's just our dry season, but we all know better.

[SubTropicRay]

It's not getting better....

[Steve the palmreader]

On 11/18/2025 at 5:58 AM, SubTropicRay said:

It's not getting better....

NOAA is showing above average rain fall for south Florida on the 8 to 14 day outlook 

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[kinzyjr]

On 11/18/2025 at 5:58 AM, SubTropicRay said:

On 11/20/2025 at 9:38 AM, SubTropicRay said:

I'm unsure how in the world my location can only be gold or light brown.  For November, we have recorded less than a tenth of an inch of rain.  Walking through the grass sounds like stepping on dried twigs because it's been 85F+ with no rain other than the short misting right before it dropped into the 30s for a night.  There's a good chance we've had at least one record high this month, to go with a new record low by 8^oF.  November is usually the driest month, but when you're down 14, putting a 0 (with rounding) up on the board in the next to last inning doesn't bode well.

[Looking Glass]

We had about 6 weeks in fall with frequent rains.  Now back to drought.  We are at about a foot below average.  Not a great lead in to the dry season.   Lack of tropical activity this year means hard times.     

[Looking Glass]

Well, the forecast was all over calling for at most light rain in the 80s during the day…..  we just got hammered.  It was needed though.  Supposed to drop to the high 50s overnight.  Happy Thanksgiving!  
 

[kinzyjr]

3 hours ago, Looking Glass said:

Well, the forecast was all over calling for at most light rain in the 80s during the day…..  we just got hammered.  It was needed though.  Supposed to drop to the high 50s overnight.  Happy Thanksgiving!  

I had gotten so used to getting skunked, there was no anticipation of rain on my part.  We ended up getting ~0.5 inches of rain.  Very thankful on Thanksgiving!

[Looking Glass]

On 11/27/2025 at 7:14 PM, kinzyjr said:

I had gotten so used to getting skunked, there was no anticipation of rain on my part.  We ended up getting ~0.5 inches of rain.  Very thankful on Thanksgiving!

Rain sticks a little better this time of year.  Based on an empty bucket I left outside, we got 3-4 inches at the house here from late afternoon to early evening.  Enough to flood everything for a few hours. 

[SubTropicRay]

The Arizona Cardinals visited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.  Some players were overheard saying things like "we traveled all this way and the weather is the same here as it is at home."  All of you getting unexpected rain suck.

[SubTropicRay]

This is what BS looks like...

[SubTropicRay]

Hopefully this holds true for the Panhandle

[SubTropicRay]

.78" of unexpected rain this morning and the largest amount in one event since August.  I'm at a loss for words.  

[Matthew92]

In the severe drought category here in the Western FL Panhandle. Got 0.90in last night. Not quite the gullywasher that had been predicted (maybe close to 2 inches), but I'll take it. 

[kinzyjr]

I recorded a whopping 0.01in. here.  It made the top of the mulch wet and that's about it.

[SubTropicRay]

Here's the percentage of normal rainfall that's fallen over the last 30 days.  If focusing only on the west coast, this might be true for the last 90 days.

[SubTropicRay]

The plot thickens

[kinzyjr]

Hope everyone got some decent rain out of this front.  It looks like we'll eclipse 2" here tonight.  It has been needed for a long time.

[SubTropicRay]

3 inches of rain from Saturday night through Sunday evening.  That will surely help the local drought index.