Winter 2018-19 Climate Tables and Graphics

West Central and Southwest Florida Climate Tables and Graphics for Winter 2018-19
Winter 2018-19 (December/January/February) across West Central and Southwest Florida was warmer than normal with temperatures averaging in the middle 60s, which was about 1 to almost 4 degrees above normal. It was also a rather wet Winter across the area thanks to the El Niño pattern with rainfall amounts about 3 to over 8 inches above normal.

Winter 2018-19 Temperature (°F)					Winter 2018-19 Rainfall (inches)
Site	Average	Normal	DFN	Ranking	Site	Total	Normal	DFN	Ranking
Arcadia	64.6	61.7	+2.9	Tied 24th Warmest	Arcadia	10.03	6.33	+3.70	21st Wettest
Archbold	64.8	61.7	+3.1	Tied 8th Warmest	Archbold	9.12	6.39	+2.73	9th Wettest
Bartow	64.1	63.3	+0.8	24th Warmest	Bartow	11.98	7.45	+4.53	15th Wettest
Brooksville	62.0	58.5	+3.5	Tied 33rd Warmest / 66th Coolest	Brooksville	14.74	8.98	+5.76	11th Wettest
Chiefland 5 ESE	M	56.0	M	Numerous Days Missing in January	Chiefland 5 ESE	16.37	10.44	+5.93	8th Wettest
Fort Myers	68.0	65.7	+2.3	18th Warmest	Fort Myers	9.47	5.80	+3.67	16th Wettest
Inverness 3 SE	60.1	58.0	+2.1	21st Warmest	Inverness 3 SE	16.66	8.31	+8.35	3rd Wettest
Lakeland	65.9	62.3	+3.6	12th Warmest	Lakeland	15.22	8.24	+6.98	4th Wettest
Myakka Rvr St Pk	66.1	63.2	+2.9	Tied 7th Warmest	Myakka Rvr St Pk	12.60	8.01	+4.59	9th Wettest
Plant City	66.0	62.1	+3.9	6th Warmest	Plant City	14.99	8.10	+6.89	5th Wettest
Punta Gorda	65.8	63.9	+1.9	Tied 34th Warmest / 55th Coolest	Punta Gorda	9.13	6.26	+2.87	15th Wettest
Sarasota-Bradenton	66.3	62.7	+3.6	7th Warmest	Sarasota-Bradenton	12.39	7.72	+4.67	11th Wettest
St. Leo	63.6	62.4	+1.2	Tied 22nd Warmest	St. Leo	13.88	9.08	+4.80	13th Wettest
St. Petersburg	65.7	63.3	+2.4	Tied 22nd Warmest	St. Petersburg	11.61	8.04	+3.57	16th Wettest
Tampa	65.6	62.4	+3.2	15th Warmest	Tampa	15.81	7.51	+8.30	3rd Wettest
Tarpon Springs	64.0	61.3	+2.7	19th Warmest	Tarpon Springs	16.44	8.87	+7.57	7th Wettest
Venice	65.3	63.0	+2.3	11th Warmest	Venice	12.35	7.02	+5.33	5th Wettest
Wauchula 2 N	63.9	63.0	+0.9	26th Warmest	Wauchula 2 N	11.53	6.90	+4.63	9th Wettest
Winter Haven	66.2	62.4	+3.8	8th Warmest	Winter Haven	11.84	7.76	+4.08	7th Wettest

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December Average Temp (°F)	December Dep fm Normal (°F)	January Average Temp (°F)	January Dep fm Normal (°F)


February Average Temp (°F)	February Dep fm Normal (°F)	Winter Average Temp (°F)	Winter Dep fm Normal (°F)


December Rainfall (in.)	December Pct of Normal (%)	January Rainfall (in.)	January Pct of Normal (%)


February Rainfall (in.)	February Pct of Normal (%)	Winter Rainfall (in.)	Winter Pct of Normal (%)