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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
243 PM EST Sun Jan 1 2017
...December 2016 was Much Warmer and Drier Than Normal Across East
Central Florida...
December continued the November trend of having mostly weak cold
frontal passages across east central Florida. Hence, monthly
average temperatures were well above normal. Only a few of the
fronts generated a significant coverage of showers and
thunderstorms. This resulted in monthly rainfall totals that were
well below normal at most locations.
Temperatures...
Winds generally veered quickly to onshore behind cold fronts during
December, so cool downs were brief. A front on the 2nd produced a
few days near to slightly below normal. A northerly flow dominated
from the 7th to the 10th, but temperatures were still just near to
slightly below normal. Another front on the 20th provided a
northerly wind flow and a couple of cloudy days with temperatures
near to slightly below normal. Sharply colder air swept in behind a
front for the last 2 days of the month and produced the lowest
monthly temperatures at all sites. The rest of the month had high
temperatures in the 70s and 80s with mild low temperatures mostly in
the 60s. Several warm temperature records occurred.
Top 5 Warmest December Average Temperatures (Degrees Fahrenheit) and
Last Year Set:
Daytona Orlando Melbourne Vero Beach
1. 70.9 1931 1. 71.6 2015 1. 73.7 2015 1. 74.0 2015
2. 70.6 2015 2. 71.3 1971 2. 70.4 1961 2. 71.4 2006
3. 67.8 1971 3. 70.2 1931 3. 69.8 2006 3. 70.8 2016
4. 66.0 2013 4. 68.8 2016 4. 69.5 2016 4. 69.7 2013
5. 65.9 2006 5. 68.0 2013 5. 68.9 2007 5. 69.4 1948
Daily Record Temperatures for the Month:
Daytona Beach:
-December 5th: Record high of 85 degrees. Previous record was 83
degrees set in 2013.
-December 18th: Record high of 86 degrees. Previous record was 84
degrees set in 1961. Also, tied record warm low of 68 degrees last
set in 1961.
Orlando:
-December 18th: Tied record warm low of 67 degrees last set in 1961.
Also, set record warm low of 69 degrees. Previous record was 68
degrees last set in 1961.
Melbourne:
-December 1st: Tied record high of 86 degrees last set in 1978.
-December 18th: Record warm low of 69 degrees. Previous record was
67 degrees last set in 1961.
Vero Beach:
-December 1st: Record high of 87 degrees. Previous record was 86
last set in 2006. This also ties the highest temperature on record
for the month of December, last set on December 17th, 2015.
-December 17th: Record warm low of 70 degrees. Previous record was
69 degrees last set in 1964.
-December 26th: Tied record warm low of 72 degrees last set in 2015.
Average temperature values for December 2016 at the four primary
climate sites across east central Florida are as follows (rankings
provided if in the top 10):
-Daytona Beach had a monthly average temperature of 65.7 degrees
Fahrenheit, which was 5.2 degrees above normal. This ties 2007 as
their 7th warmest December on record. Records for this site go back
to 1923.
-Orlando had a monthly average temperature of 68.8 degrees
Fahrenheit, which was 6.2 degrees above normal. This ranks as their
4th warmest December on record. Records for this site go back to
1892.
-Melbourne had a monthly average temperature of 69.5 degrees
Fahrenheit, which was 6.5 degrees above normal. This ranks as their
4th warmest December on record. Records for this site go back to
1937.
-Vero Beach had a monthly average temperature of 70.8 degrees
Fahrenheit, which was 6.2 degrees above normal. This ranks as their
3rd warmest December on record. Records for this site go back to
1942.
.Rainfall...
A band of scattered showers and thunderstorms preceded a cold front
on the 6th. Several sites received around one third to three
quarters of an inch of rainfall as the band moved through.
A slow moving front combined with sea breeze boundary interactions
led to about 1.5 inches of rain on the 19th and 20th at Orlando
International Airport. This skewed the monthly rainfall total there,
making it close to normal, but nearby Orlando Executive airport
missed out on the local heavy rain on those days and received less
than one half inch of rainfall for the month.
One other area that had rainfall close to normal was Vero Beach,
where the airport and cooperative observer received around 2 inches
of rain for the month.
Otherwise, rainfall was infrequent and amounts were generally a
tenth of an inch or less during the month. Most locations received
less than half their monthly normal, with some only having 10-20
percent of normal.
Daily Record Rainfall for the Month:
Orlando:
-December 19th: Record rainfall of 1.13 inches. Previous record was
1.11 inches set in 1965.
December 2016 rainfall totals for the four primary climate sites
across east central Florida are as follows (ranking provided if in
the top 10):
-Daytona Beach received 0.70 inches of rain for the month, which was
1.93 inches below normal.
-Orlando received 2.52 inches of rain for the month, which was 0.06
inches below normal.
-Melbourne received 0.32 inches of rain for the month, which was
2.25 inches below normal. This ranks as their 4th driest December on
record. Records for this site go back to 1937.
-Vero Beach received 2.14 inches of rain for the month, which was
0.05 inches below normal.
Co-operative Observer Station Rainfall Rankings:
-Sanford had 0.46 inches of rain for the month, which ranks as their
6th driest December on record. Records for this site go back to 1948.
-Fort Pierce had 0.18 inches of rain for the month, which ranks as
their 3rd driest December on record. Records for this site go back
to 1901.
Below is a list of observed precipitation totals and rainfall
statistics for select sites across east central Florida for December
2016:
Station December 2016 Normal Departure Percent of
Rainfall Rainfall From Normal Normal
Daytona Beach 0.70" 2.63" -1.93" 27%
(DAB)
Orlando 2.52" 2.58" -0.06" 98%
(MCO)
Melbourne 0.32" 2.57" -2.25" 12%
(MLB)
Vero Beach 2.14" 2.19" -0.05" 98%
(VRB)
Clermont 1.93" 2.89" -0.96" 67%
(CLRF1)
Leesburg 0.45" 2.52" -2.07" 18%
(LEE)
DeLand 0.84" 2.82" -1.98" 30%
(DELF1)
Sanford 0.46" 2.58" -2.12" 18%
(SFNF1)
Titusville 1.04" 2.56" -1.52" 41%
(TITF1)
Fort Pierce 0.18" 2.13" -1.95" 8%
(FPCF1)
Stuart 0.97" 2.90" -1.93" 33%
(STRF1)
For more local climate information, please visit our web page at
https://weather.gov/mlb and click on the "Climate" icon toward the
bottom of the page.
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Lascody/Weitlich
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