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West Central and Southwest Florida Climate Summary
for Autumn 2018

Autumn 2018 (September/October/November) across West Central and Southwest Florida was generally warm with temperatures averaging in the middle to upper 70s, which was about 1 to almost 5 degrees above normal. Rainfall on the other hand was highly variable across the region with most areas below normal, but a couple of locations were above normal thanks to a wet September.
 
Autumn 2018 Temperature (°F) Autumn 2018 Rainfall (inches)
Site Average Normal DFN Ranking Site Total Normal DFN Ranking
Arcadia 76.9 74.4 +2.5 6th Warmest Arcadia 8.11 11.81 -3.70 20th Driest
Archbold 76.6 74.1 +2.5 3rd Warmest Archbold 6.01 11.62 -5.61 5th Driest
Bartow 77.1 75.5 +1.6 3rd Warmest Bartow 6.02 11.40 -5.38 11th Driest
Brooksville 75.2 72.4 +2.8 Tied 9th Warmest Brooksville 6.00 11.20 -5.20 12th Driest
Chiefland 5 ESE 75.2 70.4 +4.8 Warmest Chiefland 5 ESE 6.91 12.64 -5.73 12th Driest
Fort Myers 78.5 77.3 +1.2 Tied 6th Warmest Fort Myers 7.32 13.15 -5.83 12th Driest
Inverness 3 SE 73.7 72.6 +1.1 9th Warmest Inverness 3 SE 9.10 10.61 -1.51 23rd Driest
Lakeland 78.0 74.5 +3.5 4th Warmest Lakeland 10.03 12.62 -2.59 57th Wettest / 48th Driest
Myakka Rvr St Pk 78.0 75.3 +2.7 3rd Warmest Myakka Rvr St Pk 16.67 13.33 +3.34 21st Wettest
Plant City 78.4 74.5 +3.9 Warmest Plant City 7.20 11.28 -4.08 19th Driest
Punta Gorda 78.7 76.2 +2.5 Tied 4th Warmest Punta Gorda 12.09 12.39 -0.30 51st Wettest / 51st Driest
Sarasota-Bradenton 77.8 75.6 +2.2 4th Warmest Sarasota-Bradenton 8.87 12.15 -3.28 76th Wettest / 33rd Driest
St. Leo 75.8 75.0 +0.8 Tied 9th Warmest St. Leo 5.11 12.02 -6.91 8th Driest
St. Petersburg 79.0 76.5 +2.5 5th Warmest St. Petersburg 6.59 12.44 -5.85 13th Driest
Tampa 78.9 75.7 +3.2 2nd Warmest Tampa 11.25 10.11 +1.14 53rd Wettest / 77th Driest
Tarpon Springs 77.6 74.2 +3.4 4th Warmest Tarpon Springs 11.01 12.45 -1.44 Tied 68th Wettest / 57th Driest
Venice 77.8 75.3 +2.5 Tied 4th Warmest Venice 8.61 12.30 -3.69 12th Driest
Wauchula 2 N 76.9 76.1 +0.8 6th Warmest Wauchula 2 N 9.30 10.87 -1.57 53rd Wettest / 29th Driest
Winter Haven 79.1 75.4 +3.7 Warmest Winter Haven 7.57 11.16 -3.59 17th Driest

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September Average Temp (°F)   September Dep fm Normal (°F)     October Average Temp (°F)   October Dep fm Normal (°F)  


 
 
November Average Temp (°F)   November Dep fm Normal (°F)     Autumn Average Temp (°F)   Autumn Dep fm Normal (°F)  

 
 

 
 
September Rainfall (in.)   September Pct of Normal (%)     October Rainfall (in.)   October Pct of Normal (%)  


 
 
November Rainfall (in.)   November Pct of Normal (%)     Autumn Rainfall (in.)   Autumn Pct of Normal (%)  

 


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