2025 Weather Summary and 2026 1st Quarter Outlook

2025 Weather Summary and 2026 1st Quarter Outlook

Rainfall 2025 was a challenging year for farming and ranching.  The year started with the big snow and very cold temperatures that prevented satsumas from making fruit.  Crop farmers planted into dry soils with long dry spells throughout the growing season and ended...
November 2025 Weather Summary & Winter Outlook

November 2025 Weather Summary & Winter Outlook

Rainfall November was yet another very dry month in the Panhandle.  You can see in the map to the left above that almost the entire state of Florida received less than 1.2″ (except area in green) in November.  There was also a large area of Northeast Florida...
October 2025 Weather Summary and Winter Outlook

October 2025 Weather Summary and Winter Outlook

Rainfall October is generally one of the direst months of the year, but this year it just added to an already dry fall.  The two maps above compare 2025 October rainfall to normal.  The map to the left shows the estimated rainfall for the state ranging from 6-8″...
September 2025 Weather Summary and Last Quarter Outlook

September 2025 Weather Summary and Last Quarter Outlook

Rainfall (or lack thereof) September 2025 was a harsh month in the Florida Panhandle.  The maps above show the estimated rainfall in September compared with historic average for the month.  While the area that had been so dry in South Florida finally got considerable...
August 2025 Weather Summary and Fall Outlook

August 2025 Weather Summary and Fall Outlook

Rainfall August 2025 was an interesting month with above average rainfall in the first half of the month, particularly near the Gulf Coast.  But, in the second half of the month some areas dried back out fairly rapidly.  The map above to the left shows total estimated...