The Florida Climate Center is a public service unit of the Florida State University Institute of Science and Public Affairs. Home of the State Climatologist, David Zierden, and the State Climatologist Emeritus and noted El Niño expert, James J. O'Brien, the Florida Climate Center provides climate data and information for the state of Florida. |
Southeast Climate Consortium Winter 2011 Agricultural Outlook
La Niña is here again! La Niña affects weather patterns in many areas of the world. In the case of the Southeast U.S.A. it usually brings a drier and warmer winter and spring (November through March). For Florida, central and lower Alabama, and central and southern Georgia rainfall may be 40 to 60 percent lower than normal and temperatures 3 to 4 degrees warmer than normal.
Florida Climate Center Newsletter - Febuary 2012
The latest edition of the new Florida Climate Center Newsletter is now available. To receive future newsletters by email, please join our mailing list!
Climate Summary for Florida - January 2012
During January, average temperatures were mainly above normal while rainfall totals were below normal statewide.
Climate of Florida
A description of some of the principal climatic features and a number of climatological summaries for stations in various geographic regions of the State, by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). (PDF)
Anticipating Heavy Rain in Florida
An examination of torrential rain events in Florida, by Morton D. Winsberg.
