STORM2K

I come to Florida every year and every year Florida gets afternoon thunderstorms. Every year it is like clock work, but this year nothing, but bone dry weather and rare low humidity. I would expect more of something like this in California, which is were I am interning. Does anyone know what is up with that....

NBCintern wrote:I come to Florida every year and every year Florida gets afternoon thunderstorms. Every year it is like clock work, but this year nothing, but bone dry weather and rare low humidity. I would expect more of something like this in California, which is were I am interning. Does anyone know what is up with that....

The rainy season hasn't started yet.

Rainband wrote:

NBCintern wrote:I come to Florida every year and every year Florida gets afternoon thunderstorms. Every year it is like clock work, but this year nothing, but bone dry weather and rare low humidity. I would expect more of something like this in California, which is were I am interning. Does anyone know what is up with that....

The rainy season hasn't started yet.

But I thought it starts just before or shortly after June. Never this late in my recent memory, but then again.......My memory tends to be short...

I was in Florida all of last week, I had 3.5 inches where I was at

Florida becomes abnormally dry during a La Nina. True the rainy season should have started by now but truth is we've been in a drought as evidenced by the numerous wildfires we currently experience. Check out the Keetch-Bryum index from the Dep't of Forestry or the Palmer drought index and you'll see what I'm talking about. La Nina brings dry conditions to the state and El Nino brings severe weather. To bad when you flip the coin it can't land on it's edge.

the rainy season hasnt started yet, i hope it starts soon

La nina dries me out too, 1999 we had a major drought, ended by Hurricane Floyd. La Nina has died off so I'd think the rains should come, hopefully not from the wrong places if you know what I mean.

NBC intern:

Welcome to the board. Soon enough, in another week or two, you will be seeing those very predictable p.m. thunderstorms. Enjoy the light breezes and sunny skies while they last!

Lynn

The rainy season has started in S. Florida, see:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/productview.php ... n=4&max=61
If you don't see it there go back a few versions.

The reason it hasn't been raining much is the huge trough in the eastern USA.. that is very strong for early June and dried us out nicely for a few days. Wait til that boundary to the south backs up on us in a few days.. maybe late weekend??!!?

The reason why we're dry is because of the stupid high that is over FL right now.

Once that low exists the NE the trough will pull northward and will get 5 inches of rain in 2 hours.

Yea I was wondering what has turned the thunderstorms off the past few days. Oh well no complaints from me .

Hurricane Hunter 914 wrote:The reason why we're dry is because of the stupid high that is over FL right now.

Yeah, just like that stubborn high that's over TX right now.