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South FL Climate Site History

Records and Normals

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Climate Outlooks

Top 10s

Holiday Climatology

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South Florida Climate Site History

South Florida has four primary climate locations with relatively long periods of record: Miami (some records 1839-1890, continuous records 1895-present), Fort Lauderdale (some records 1839-1841, continuous records 1912-present), West Palm Beach (continuous records 1888-present), and Naples (continuous records 1942-present).

Here are maps and descriptions of the locations of the weather instruments through time: Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Naples.

An observation sheet from Biscayne Bay, recorded in October of 1876.

Daily local record for Miami, Florida, recorded on November 9, 1913.

Detail of the daily local record for Miami, Florida, recorded on November 9, 1913. The notes describe how it was the 13th consecutive day wit hrainfall (Oct 28 - Nov 9).

Records and Normals

Daily records/normals for climate sites:

Miami: Records Normals

Fort Lauderdale: Records Normals

West Palm Beach: Records Normals

Naples: Records Normals

Monthly Normals for climate sites:

Normals for the period 1991-2020

Miami

Fort Lauderdale

West Palm Beach

Naples

Daily Normals for additional select sites:

Normals for the period 1991-2020

Miami Beach

North Fort Lauderdale

Opa-locka

Pembroke Pines

Pompano Beach

West Kendall-Tamiami

Monthly Climate Plots and Data

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Annual Climate Plots and Data

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Climate Outlooks

Short Term Outlooks (6-10 Day Range and 8-14 Day Range)

These outlooks are issued daily by the NOAA/NWS Climate Prediction Center.

The outlooks express forecast probability that temperatures or total precipitation in the 6-10 day, 8-14 day, 1 month or 3 month periods will tend to be similar to the 10-highest ("above-normal"), middle-10 ("near-normal"), or 10-lowest ("below-normal") observed in the 1981-2010 normals period.

Color shading on the outlook maps follows standard convention for warmer/colder or wetter/drier, with near-normal in white. Darker shades of red or blue (or green and brown) indicate a higher forecast probability.

The monthly and seasonal outlooks are similar to the 6-10 and 8-14 day outlooks. However, in areas where "Equal Chances" (EC) is shown, it means that climate signals do not favor either above- or below-normal, and above-, near-, or below-normal forecast categories are equally likely to occur. A forecast of Equal Chances does NOT necessarily mean forecast conditions are expected to be near-normal.

6-10 Day Outlook		8-14 Day Outlook
Temperature	Precipitation	Temperature	Precipitation

One Month Outlook		Three Month Outlook
Temperature	Precipitation	Temperature	Precipitation

Top 10s

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Seasonal

Monthly

Daily

Data last updated 01/01/2024.

Miami Area
	WARMEST		COLDEST		WETTEST		DRIEST
	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE

1	2023	79.9	1940	72.9	1959	89.33	1907	33.15
2	2020	79.3	1917	73.7	2012	86.94	1927	33.69
3	2015	79.2	1915	73.9	2020	86.57	1956	37.05
4	2019	79.1	1920	74.0	1908	85.36	1951	38.67
5	2017	79.1	1943	74.1	1929	84.38	1975	39.1
6	2022	79.0	1942	74.1	1968	83.39	1944	40.19
7	2021	78.3	1916	74.1	2017	83.12	1955	41.35
8	2011	78.3	1914	74.1	1966	82.06	1961	41.7
9	2016	78.1	1938	74.2	1932	79.9	1923	41.85
10	1994	78.1	1968	74.3	1994	79.56	1962	42.27

Fort Lauderdale Area
	WARMEST		COLDEST		WETTEST		DRIEST
	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE

1	2015	78.8	1969	74.0	2023	113.61	1961	35.54
2	2020	78.7	1970	74.1	1947	102.36	1971	38.69
3	2023	78.6	1966	74.1	1994	87.25	1944	39.72
4	2019	78.5	1914	74.7	1954	85.65	2011	40.6
5	2007	78.3	1973	74.9	1982	83.22	1988	40.66
6	2008	78.2	1971	75.1	1922	82.56	1955	41.2
7	2021	78	1954	75.1	1995	82.37	2004	41.38
8	2017	77.9	1980	75.3	1924	80.74	1989	44.77
9	2011	77.9	1955	75.5	1959	79.7	2009	45.55
10	2016	77.8	1952	75.5	1997	79.45	1952	45.61

West Palm Beach Area
	WARMEST		COLDEST		WETTEST		DRIEST
	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE

1	2020	78.2	1968	72.4	1947	108.63	1955	37.31
2	2023	78.1	1969	73.2	1897	87.07	1961	37.76
3	2015	78	1891	73.6	1994	85.89	1956	38.4
4	2022	77.7	1976	73.7	1983	82.71	1989	38.66
5	2011	77.6	1935	73.7	1901	82.67	1907	39.09
6	2021	77.5	1970	73.9	1982	80.62	1898	39.1
7	2019	77.5	1966	73.9	1969	79.75	2000	42.27
8	1990	77.5	1920	73.9	1966	79.75	1894	42.32
9	2016	77.2	2010	74.1	1991	79.36	1927	43.62
10	2017	76.9	1984	74.1	1964	79.3	1913	43.7

Naples Area
	WARMEST		COLDEST		WETTEST		DRIEST
	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE

1	2023	78.3	1968	72.5	1959	72.5	2023	26.31
2	2020	77.8	1981	72.7	1947	71.77	1944	30.6
3	2019	77.7	1962	73.1	2003	71.12	1956	33.02
4	2015	77.6	1970	73.2	1958	70.38	2009	33.9
5	2022	77.0	1969	73.3	2017	69.52	1996	34.18
6	2018	76.7	1966	73.3	1983	66.89	2007	34.95
7	2021	76.6	1963	73.3	1991	66.78	1988	35.77
8	2017	76.6	1955	73.4	1962	66.62	2012	37.91
9	2007	76.6	2010	73.5	2005	63.4	2011	38.17
10	1949	76.6	1977	73.5	1957	61.61	2000	38.97

Miami Area (last updated 12/05/2023)
	WARMEST		COLDEST		WETTEST
	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR

1	100	7/21/1942	27	2/3/1917	14.87	11/30/1925
2	98	7/23/2023	28	1/28/1940	14.85	4/25/1979
3	98	7/9/2020	28	1/27/1940	12.58	4/16/1942
4	98	6/30/2020	29	1/29/1940	12.56	10/3/2000
5	98	7/2/2019	29	1/26/1905	11.51	5/4/1977
6	98	6/24/2019	29	2/14/1899	10.42	9/28/1929
7	98	5/28/2017	30	12/25/1989	10.04	9/6/1931
8	98	6/22/2009	30	1/22/1985	9.95	10/5/1948
9	98	7/3/1998	30	12/12/1934	9.7	5/22/2012
10	98	8/1/1990	30	2/19/1900	9.48	10/18/1924

Fort Lauderdale Area (last updated 11/15/2023)
	WARMEST		COLDEST		WETTEST
	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR

1	100	06/22/2009	28	01/20/1977	22.5	4/12/2023
2	100	08/04/1944	28	01/19/1977	14.59	4/25/1979
3	99	07/13/1980	28	02/06/1917	10.85	10/12/1947
4	99	07/22/1966	29	01/22/1985	10.45	10/5/1948
5	99	09/13/1935	29	12/13/1934	10.22	5/27/2003
6	99	07/23/1924	30	12/25/1989	9.2	10/20/1924
7	98	06/21/2009	30	12/24/1989	8.6	6/2/1930
8	98	07/13/1998	30	12/12/1957	8.43	10/3/2000
9	98	07/03/1998	30	01/29/1940	8.16	3/12/1921
10	98	09/14/1977	30	01/28/1940	8.15	6/7/2013

West Palm Beach Area (last updated 11/15/2023)
	WARMEST		COLDEST		WETTEST
	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR

1	101	07/21/1940	24	12/29/1894	15.22	4/17/1942
2	100	07/03/1927	26	03/02/1920	12.01	7/31/1933
3	100	07/02/1927	26	01/26/1905	10.4	9/24/1894
4	100	06/20/1921	27	01/20/1977	9.71	6/12/1901
5	99	08/13/2006	27	02/09/1895	9.7	10/15/1910
6	99	07/26/1983	28	12/25/1989	8.79	9/25/2004
7	99	07/16/1981	28	12/24/1989	8.42	6/10/1912
8	99	04/30/1971	28	01/22/1985	8.01	8/23/1995
9	99	07/22/1942	28	12/17/1920	7.36	10/19/1924
10	99	08/25/1924	28	02/03/1917	7.28	5/30/1897

Naples Area (DATA NOT ACCURATE, TO BE UPDATED)
	WARMEST		COLDEST		WETTEST
	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR	VALUE	YEAR

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These lists were compiled with the help of student volunteer Bryan Herrera.

Holiday Climatology

(under construction)

Mother's Day

Memorial Day

Father's Day

Juneteenth

July 4th

Labor Day

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

New Year's Eve

Other Notable Records

Miami:

	Min Temp Below 32	Min Temp Below 50	Min Temp Below 60	Max Temp Above 90
Earliest	Dec 11, 1934	Oct 29, 1938*	Oct 1, 1920	Mar 2, 2003
Latest	Mar 3, 1980	May 5, 1921	Jun 3, 1984	Nov 6, 2002
Longest Stretch	3 days (Jan 27 - Jan 29, 1940)	13 days (Jan 24 - Feb 5, 1940)	38 days (Dec 25, 1980 - Jan 31, 1981)	56 days (Jul 9 - Sep 22, 2023)

Fort Lauderdale:

	Min Temp Below 32	Min Temp Below 50	Min Temp Below 60	Max Temp Above 90
Earliest	Dec 10, 1917	Oct 21, 1913	Oct 1, 1920	Feb 14, 1948
Latest	Mar 3, 1980	May 9, 1928	Jun 9, 1966	Dec 8, 1919
Longest Stretch	3 days (Jan 19 - Jan 21, 1977)	13 days (Jan 4 - Jan 16, 1956)	44 days (Jan 24 - Feb 5, 1980)	49 days (Jun 30 - Aug 17, 1932)

West Palm Beach:

	Min Temp Below 32	Min Temp Below 50	Min Temp Below 60	Max Temp Above 90
Earliest	Dec 12, 1937*	Oct 20, 1927	Oct 1, 1920	Feb 10, 1949
Latest	Mar 3, 1980	May 12, 1923	Jun 14, 1920	Dec 9, 2009
Longest Stretch	3 days (Dec 23 - Dec 25, 1989)	14 days (Jan 15 - Jan 28, 2003)	39 days (Dec 24, 1980 - Jan 31, 1981)	74 days (Jul 3 - Sep 14, 2022)

Naples:

	Min Temp Below 32	Min Temp Below 50	Min Temp Below 60	Max Temp Above 90
Earliest	Nov 25, 1970	Oct 15, 1977	Oct 2, 1976	Feb 18, 2020
Latest	Feb 26, 1967	Apr 29, 1992	Jun 1, 1984	Nov 28, 1990
Longest Stretch	3 days (Jan 18 - Jan 20, 1977)	14 days (Jan 2 - Jan 15, 2010)	58 days (Jan 12 - Mar 9, 1968)	80 days (Jul 21 - Oct 8, 1944)

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Records and Normals

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Monthly Climate Plots and Data

Annual Climate Plots and Data

Climate Outlooks

Short Term Outlooks (6-10 Day Range and 8-14 Day Range)

6-10 Day Outlook

8-14 Day Outlook

One Month Outlook

Three Month Outlook

Top 10s

Holiday Climatology

Other Notable Records

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