South Florida Rainy Season Begins - May 19, 2009

After several months of dry conditions, the 2009 rainy season got underway in South Florida during the week of May 19th. The heavy rains have brought welcomed relief to a severe drought over Southeast Florida, helping to balance significant rainfall deficits (8 to 11 inches) between Miami and Palm Beach.

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[mainchow10]

Unlike a typical US thunderstorm (excluding summer Florida thunderstorms), summer Florida thunderstorms rarely (if any) have wind speeds greater than 4 m/s (about 10 mph).

[vmax135]

@mainchow10 Quite the contrary... typical Florida pulse storms frequently reach severe levels and produce straight-line winds in excess of 20 m/s ... and sometimes over 35 m/s.

[mainchow10]

I don't get it. How does thunderstorms occur in South Florida almost every day from late May to September? Maybe a non-portable low pressure system?

[vmax135]

@mainchow10 Florida's summer climate produces intense daytime heating with widespread thunderstorms initiating as the cooler sea-breeze boundary moves inland each afternoon.

[chikiwings]

MY HOME BEAUTIFUL

[w7eed2008]

2.40 is awsome

[usmaan35]

so nice amazing

[hanaleahkashtan]

:I I was there for my birthday. My mom was there. I was turning 8. O_o

[antonazha]

i love miami=)

[miamihurricane555]

what's wrong with this yrs rainy season hardly any severe storms just plain rain

[donzaliko]

why people always takes only storms?

please someone take a beautiful day : (

[WhiteBreadG]

Yea,thts what im talkin bout.lol

I love it when it rains like this here in Miami.

[mainchow10]

@vmax135 I know it is possible, but the HIGHEST winds I've EVER experienced from a thunderstorm (I live in West Palm Beach) excluding hurricanes was 18 m/s. And that was in February 12.