TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Each Thursday, the U.S. Drought Monitor is updated to reflect the location and intensity of drought across the United States.
During a Nov. 20 update, a portion of our region was placed in the ‘Exceptional’ category.
‘Exceptional’ is the most severe level on the U.S. Drought Monitor’s scale, and it is relatively rare for our region.
For reference, the last time Leon County was placed in an Exceptional drought was 2012.
It has been an extremely dry meteorological fall. Since September 1, Tallahassee has only recorded 1.53 inches of rain.
Since 1900, only one meteorological fall has been drier. In 1931, Tallahassee only recorded 1.14 inches from September 1 through November 30.
Even with spotty rain chances in the forecast, 2025 will likely be one of the driest meteorological falls on record when November ends.
Because of the dry weather, the fire danger continues to be elevated.
As a result, a couple of counties have issued burn bans.
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Temperatures also continue to run above average across the area. On November 19, Tallahassee set a new daily record high. The previous record was 84º set in 1985. The new record is 85º.
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