According to stats from The Weather Channel, rain spikes from June through September at over 6 inches per month - and then dramatically falls off for October through December to about 2 inches per month. The first part of the year (Jan - May) typically get 3-4 inches per month. The thing that caused the drought this winter was the La Nina effect which causes Florida to have drier winters and somewhat warmer.
From my experience being here, the weather we had yesterday (cloudy, dreary with widespread rain most of the day) was very atypical. Most rain that we get during the rainy season comes from a passing thunderstorm - sunny and bright most of the day, then perhaps 30 - 60 minutes of intense rain followed by clear conditions. Plus the storms are very isolated - one village can get dumped on and the neighboring village can get nothing.
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