NWS Melbourne Wet/Dry Season Onset

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The Onset of the Wet and Dry Seasons in East Central Florida,
A Subtropical Wet-Dry Climate?
Randy Lascody, NWS Melbourne
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Some Wet Season Statistics from North Melbourne, Florida

Start of the Wet Season*

Orlando	May 27
Daytona Beach	May 30
Sanford	May 27
Melbourne	May 28
Vero Beach	May 26
Fort Pierce	May 25
Stuart	May 23

Start of the Dry Season*

Orlando	Oct. 15
Daytona Beach	Oct. 15
Sanford	Oct. 15
Melbourne	Oct. 17
Vero Beach	Oct. 19
Fort Pierce	Oct. 20
Stuart	Oct. 23

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Start of the Cooler Season*
(First Temperature Below 60 Degrees)

Orlando	October 19
Daytona Beach	October 16
Sanford	October 16
Melbourne	October 22
Vero Beach	October 22
Fort Pierce	October 21
Stuart	October 27

Start of the Colder Season*
(First Temperature Below 50 Degrees)

Orlando	November 5
Daytona Beach	November 2
Sanford	November 3
Melbourne	November 10
Vero Beach	November 13
Fort Pierce	November 10
Stuart	November 25

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Period of Record Used for Study

Orlando	1950-present
Daytona Beach	1950-present
Sanford	1950-present
Melbourne	1950-present
Vero Beach	1950-present
Fort Pierce	1950-present
Stuart	1950-present

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* Start of Season is the MEDIAN date (half of the years earlier and half of the years later)

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