For some, Florida drought is getting very "extreme"

[SubTropicRay]

On 8/23/2025 at 6:56 PM, flplantguy said:

The averages for florida look nice until reality sets in,

Sounds like how I feel about winter temps

[flplantguy]

5 hours ago, HudsonBill said:

Ive gotten over 13 inches in July and im at 9 inches so far in August. It's so wet and nasty it's insane. Yard is flooded killed a few palms mango and avacodo trees are starting to suffer and it won't end. 

That sounds bad, with september forecast to be higher than average too there's nowhere for it to go.  I'm good at my place but the majority of pasco can't handle much more.  If fall gets wetter over time this could be a major issue for all of our gardens, going from bone dry to sopping wet, plus the winter chill and freezes. 

[PalmatierMeg]

In the past 2-3 weeks we received no measurable rain and our drought deficit went  from -12.45" to -15.5". Then last Fri. (08-16-25) rain poured from 9 a.m. to noon. Sat.more rain fell from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Sun, rain fell from morning to mid-afternoon. Over 3 days our rain debt dropped by half. Hallelujah. Now we need more of the same.

The Isabelle Canal is lapping the underside of our dock.

[flplantguy]

34 minutes ago, PalmatierMeg said:

In the past 2-3 weeks we received no measurable rain and our drought deficit went  from -12.45" to -15.5". Then last Fri. (08-16-25) rain poured from 9 a.m. to noon. Sat.more rain fell from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Sun, rain fell from morning to mid-afternoon. Over 3 days our rain debt dropped by half. Hallelujah. Now we need more of the same.

The Isabelle Canal is lapping the underside of our dock.

I hope the front sags south enough you get some of this rain.  Up to 7 inches in the last 5 or 6 days here, if it keeps up there you may wipe the deficit out!  Too bad its not more evenly spread out but even paradise isnt quite perfect.  Ive gone through a lot of peroxide too lol

[sonoranfans]

More rain today, a heavy downpour soaked me when out walking the dog at 7am.  Rain last night too.  The puddles in the yard barely get a chance to drain before we get more rain it seems.  The nearby canal and retention ponds are highest since Debby flooded them last year,  they are about 3-4 foot higher than they were a couple months ago. 

[SubTropicRay]

Rainfall aside for a moment, it's nice NOT to have the burnt orange colors over Florida.  I can't remember the last time this was the case in August.

 

[SubTropicRay]

[SeanK]

Saturday looks like a dry day for most of the SE US. 

 

[sonoranfans]

its been dry for a few  days but its raining good now!

[Looking Glass]

Finally.   This is the first decent heavy rain at the house in months.   I’ll take it.  Even if it’s brief.   

 

[kinzyjr]

The rain in August was a bit infrequent, but the volume was up and we had some surprisingly cool days in the 80s to help out.  It was overall a good month for growth.  We'll need 20 inches of rainfall to hit our average total, but more importantly for growth, hopefully more consistent - like at least every 3-5 days - as the summer winds down.