by Doug Mayo | Jan 9, 2015
December was another wet month for the Central Panhandle, with more moderate rainfall recorded in the western counties. Gadsden and Liberty County received heavy rains just prior to Christmas, with a monthly total over 10″. The Florida Automated Weather...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 12, 2014
Cold weather came early to the Panhandle this year. Frost around Thanksgiving is not that unusual, but a hard freeze came on November 19th, and set record lows for the area. Satsuma citrus fruit that had not been harvested was damaged by this early freeze, and...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 7, 2014
The National Weather Service rainfall estimates for October show the variation in rainfall across the Panhandle. The areas of red in the graphic received more than 5″ for the month, while the green and gold areas received less than 3″. The University of...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 10, 2014
Many areas of the Panhandle finally got more normal rainfall again in September, after two months of dry weather. Like previous months, however, there was considerable variation. The areas highlighted in yellow or green had less than 3″, while the areas in hot...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 5, 2014
The old adage of the “Dog Days of August” certainly held true in 2014. Much of the Panhandle experienced high temperatures and below average rainfall for the month. Several coastal regions received more than eight inches of rain, while the most of the...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 8, 2014
July was another typical summer month with wide variation in rainfall totals across the Panhandle. The graphic above shows the National Weather Service’s estimates for rainfall totals for July 2014. Portions of Escambia, Santa Rosa,and Walton Counties received...
