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This is also the highest known point storm total maximum related to any tropical cyclone which has impacted Florida, [21] and by itself would be the highest known rainfall total for any month from any location within Florida. This rainfall amount remained the national 24-hour rainfall record until Tropical Storm Claudette (1979). [22]
On June 12, various places in Sarasota County, just south of Tampa Bay, recorded 24 hour rainfall totals of 6–10 in (150–250 mm). [20] Rainfall of this magnitude can be expected to hit this area once every 500 to 1000 years. [21] Farther south, Fort Myers recorded 5.44 in (138 mm) of rain, the most recorded there in a 24 hour span. [22]
Cumulus clouds building over the Tampa Convention Center on a summer afternoon. The warm and rainy season typically begins in late May and runs through October. [5] Average high temperatures are in the low 90s °F (around 32 °C) with lows in the mid-70s °F (around 24 °C) during this period, and the combination of warm temperatures and high humidity brings an almost daily chance of rain and ...
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
A city on Florida's west coast was hit by a record-breaking 8 inches of rain in just three hours on Tuesday evening, bringing flash floods to the area, hindering drivers and delaying hundreds of ...
A City of Miami Public Works employee waves towards a vehicle driving through a flooded street in Edgewater along N.E. 23 Street in Miami, Florida on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
Most of this rainfall occurs from mid-May through early October. Miami has an average annual rainfall of 61.9 inches (1,570 mm), whereas nearby Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach receive 66.5 inches (1,690 mm) and 51.7 inches (1,310 mm), respectively, which demonstrates the high local variability in rainfall rates. [6]
An airplane is seen on the runway as heavy rain falls over the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ... Florida on Wednesday, June ...