The central Florida area, especially along the coast, has experienced the driest January in its recorded history. From the Melbourne National Weather Service Office:
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RECORD DRIEST JANUARY ON TAP FOR DAYTONA BEACH...MELBOURNE AND VERO
BEACH. ORLANDO WILL BE THE THIRD DRIEST ON RECORD.
TOP 5 DRIEST JANUARY RANKINGS WITH RAINFALL IN INCHES AND THE
YEAR(S) IT OCCURRED:
Here at the house the precipitation total for January was 0.04" - also the driest month ever recorded here since I started to keep records in the mid 90s. Normal January rainfall in Melbourne is 2.19".
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