April was another dry month for much of the Florida Panhandle. There were streaks of red where heavy bands of rain came ashore and dropped 5-10", but much of the region that is shaded beige or tan received less than 5" of rain in April. ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureRainfall The National Weather Service rainfall estimates ranged from as little as 0.5" to 4" across the Florida Panhandle in March 2017. The western counties had higher totals with 3-4" in the tan sections, and 2-3" in the yellow. The eastern ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureOn Monday March 6, unique weather conditions including a passing cold front, high winds, and low humidity fueled raging wildfires from Texas to Colorado that burned over 1 million acres. In the wake of these extremely fast moving fires, thousands ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureFebruary was considerably drier than January across much of the Panhandle. There were a few areas that received over 5" (red), while large portions had 4-5" (light brown), or 3-4" (tan). The eastern portion of the Panhandle received the ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureCompared to December, January was pretty mild up until Sunday January 22, 2017, which was a scary, and really stormy day with high winds, tornado warnings and heavy rains as a cold front rumbled across the Panhandle. The unusually warm temperatures ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureDecember brought quite a change from the previous months of drought. The National Weather Service estimates for rainfall ranged from isolated locations with over 15" (purple), large regions with over 10" (hot pink), to less than 4" along ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureNovember was a very dry month across the Florida Panhandle. For a good portion of the region the limited rain that fell came on November 30, the very last day of the month from a single cold front. For the month, the vast majority of the ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureOctober Summary October is historically one of the driest months of the year in the Florida Panhandle. Much of the western portion of the Panhandle, however, was "O-for-October," with little to no rainfall this year. Northern Jefferson ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureSeptember rainfall was greatly influenced by Hurricane Hermine. The eastern Panhandle Counties had significantly more rainfall in the month of September. September totals ranged from over 10" (pink) in portions of Franklin, Leon, and Jefferson ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureFor much of the Panhandle August was an improvement over July with more adequate rainfall scattered across the region. Portions of the coastal counties received over 10" (hot pink), while there were a number of inland pockets that received ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture