[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Driller703

In the “not rainy season”, it rains every day. In the “rainy season”, it rains all day.

This year in the not rainy season it hardly rained at all

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by kkingston57

Good observation and probably true.This dust was really bad last week. Sky was like a Procol Harum song Whiter shade of pale

There is still a ton of construction dust floating around... Will be for years to come...

[Blueblaze]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

I moved to The Villages in June of last year. One of the things that I noticed was that, about 4 PM every day, we had torrential rains. It would pour for about 30 minutes and then stop. I remember seeing the water running off the neighbor's house (no gutters) and water accumulating in the flower beds. The rain frequently had loud thunder and lightning.

This summer, the rain has been much less frequent. I don't think we have had more than a handful of torrential rains all summer. If we do get rain, it is usually a quick sprinkle - about .1 inch or less.

My question is - which is the typical weather - last year or this year?

Neither. Perfection was reached about 200 years ago, before the dumb humans started burning carbon to improve the standard human condition of abject poverty, and in their ignorance, created Global Warming. Now we're all doomed, so enjoy it while you can.

Or not.

Personally, I think weather is a chaotic system heavily influenced by the variable star we live close to, and therefore there is no such thing as "typical" weather. If you think this year is crazy, you should have been here 10,000 years ago! The ice cap extended all the way to Kansas, and it was so dry in Florida that you could walk to Cuba!

However, I have noticed that in the last century, Florida weather seems generally much more pleasant than Texas weather, which was one reason I moved here. I personally love the daily afternoon shower, whether it's a downpour or just a sprinkle. I think it has a lot to do with sea breezes and living 60 miles from two different coast lines.