Rainy Season has Begun

Officially from the NWS:

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
305 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009

...RAINY SEASON HAS BEGUN OVER SOUTH FLORIDA...

AS A RESULT OF THE DAILY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF
SOUTH FLORIDA THIS WEEK, AS WELL AS THE EXPECTATION OF ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MIAMI FORECAST OFFICE HAS DECLARED MAY 11 AS THE BEGINNING OF THE
2009 RAINY SEASON. THIS IS 9 DAYS EARLIER THAN THE MEDIAN START
DATE OF MAY 20 (ABOUT ONE WEEK LATER ALONG THE GULF COAST AND THE
LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION), AS WELL AS THE EARLIEST START TO THE RAINY
SEASON SINCE 2003. THE EARLY START TO THE RAINY SEASON IS QUITE
WELCOME THIS YEAR DUE TO THE EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS BEING
EXPERIENCED OVER MOST OF SOUTH FLORIDA. THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED
DRY SEASON OF 2008-2009 RANKED AS THE SECOND DRIEST DRY SEASON ON
RECORD FOR MOST SOUTH FLORIDA LOCALES, WITH ONLY 1971 BEING DRIER.

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