2021 Weather Summary and 1st Quarter 2022 Outlook

2021 Weather Summary and 1st Quarter 2022 Outlook

Rainfall December was another typical La Niña winter month that was warmer and dryer than normal for much of the Panhandle.  The map to the left above shows rainfall estimates ranged from 0.5″ (red) to 6″ (dark green),with most of the region ranging from...
October 2021 Weather Summary and Winter Outlook

October 2021 Weather Summary and Winter Outlook

Rainfall October was yet another month in 2021 with above average rainfall across the Panhandle, but it was also much cooler than previous months.  The map above to the left shows the estimated rainfall totals for all of Florida in October.  Much of the Panhandle...
September 2021 Weather Summary and Last Quarter Outlook

September 2021 Weather Summary and Last Quarter Outlook

Rainfall September was yet another wet month for much of the Panhandle, but at least there was a break in the rain at the end of the month that was ideal for hay and peanut harvest.  Even so, the Panhandle received between 5 to 12.5″ in September, with most of...
June 2021 Weather Summary & Dog Days Outlook

June 2021 Weather Summary & Dog Days Outlook

Rainfall June 2021 was a wet month, especially for the western Panhandle counties that received rainfall from Tropical Storm Claudette.  There were also bands of rain that swept north from the Gulf as the storm dissipated in Alabama and Georgia.  You can see in the...
May 2021 Weather Summary and Summer Outlook

May 2021 Weather Summary and Summer Outlook

Rainfall May 2021 had a lot of variation that made it somewhat unusual.  The month started cool and damp and ended with a high pressure system that held off rain with normal temperatures.  The two maps above show the rainfall totals for Florida compared to normal. ...