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Ocala Florida weather report June 2019

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May was hotter than usual. The heat and humidity started earlier in the month than normal. It has also been very dry. So dry the lawn sprinkler system can’t keep up. We are allowed to water twice a week and that’s not enough with temperatures near 90 and no rain for weeks.

June is the beginning of the wet season. We should shortly be getting afternoon thunderstorms 2 to 4 times a week. It will be hot and humid until the middle of October. That’s summer in Florida.

June is also the beginning of hurricane season. Hurricane season doesn’t really get going until August after the ocean water heats up but this year it seems to be getting warm earlier.

Ocala Florida Weather Report May 2019

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April was a great month, warm and sunny with no humidity. It’s one of the best months of the year. May is off to a warm humid start. We normally don’t get humidity until near the end of the month but this year you can already feel it and it’s only the first week of May. Days in May will be in the very high 80’s and as the humidity comes back so will afternoon thunderstorms. Of course the warm temperatures and rain make the grass green and the flowers bloom so it’s not that bad.

Ocala Florida Weather Report April 2019

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It has been a weird winter and a weird spring so far here in Ocala. I swear February was warmer than March. I can accept a cool February and by that I mean the 60’s but March should be in the mid to high 70’s and beautiful and sunny with no humidity. It was more like February this year.

April is also one of my favorite months. It will or should be warm in the 80’s without any humidity. The nights are cool and you can sleep with your windows open.

Both my sister and sister in law fell on the ice up in our home state of Massachusetts this year. Both got hurt but nothing permanent. Like my sister said when you fall as you get older you don’t bounce like you used to. Just another reason to move to Ocala. We never get ice.

Ocala Florida Weather January 2019

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I read something funny but so true the other day about Ocala weather.

Winter is 6 am and 45 degrees

Spring is 10 am and 65 degrees

Summer is 2 pm and 72 degrees

Fall is 4 pm and 65 again

This is the dead of winter here in Ocala. If you think you can take it call me , email me or use my Ocala Dream Home Finder.

Ocala Florida Weather Report December 2018

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November seemed much cooler than normal. We even got a few nights down around 40. My wife even covered a few tender plants just in case.

December is the beginning of our winter. Winter is a series of cold fronts. It will be nice and warm in the 70’s then a front will come down and drop the temperatures down into the 60’s or even the 50’s for a few days. Then back to warm weather and waiting for the next front. That’s winter in Ocala.

Ocala Florida Weather Report November 2018

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October was very dry with very little rain at my house in SW Ocala. October is the beginning of the dry months but this year was extra dry.

November is a great month in Ocala. It starts out with temperatures in the low 80’s although so far this year it has been a little warmer. Nights are in the 60’s. There is little or no humidity in the air.

A lot of people look forward to the winters here in Florida. Who doesn’t like cool dry weather in the 70’s. If you aren’t looking forward to winter where ever you are then move to Ocala ! Houses are still very affordable. The cost of living is low and the weather is great. Call me, email me or use my Ocala Dream Home Finder.

Hurricane Michael Ocala Update

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Hurricane Michael had very little effect here in Ocala. At me house in the SW near the SR 200 retirement communities all we got was a little wind and very little rain. It was breezy at my house and I got maybe a 1/4 inch of rain.

Ocala Florida weather report October 2018

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September in Ocala was very hot and humid. Even hot and humid beyond the normal hot and humid here in Ocala. Fortunately we were hurricane free in a month that is the peak of the hurricane season.

October is a sort of transition month. The first half is summer like hot and humid and by mid to late month it begins to get dryer and a little cooler. By cooler I mean the mid 80’s instead of 90’s. We can still get a hurricane through November but the odds decease as the ocean water begins to cool down.

I am looking forward to the winter this year. I am used to the hot summers but this year I’m ready for some cool  dry weather.

Ocala Florida weather report for September 2018

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August was a continuation of our extra wet summer of 2018. It seemed to rain most afternoons. I had to drain my swimming pool several times to keep it from flowing over.

September is the height of hurricane season. I think the peak is about the 15th of the month. This season has been the quietest I have seen since moving to Ocala in 2004. I hope it continues this way.

I like to say that Ocala is the safest place in Florida for hurricanes. They seem to either hit South Florida or go up the Atlantic coast and hit the Carolina’s or into the Gulf and hit the Panhandle, Louisiana or Texas. In 2004 a hurricane in the Gulf made a hard right turn and hit Orlando so there are exceptions and Ocala getting hit isn’t impossible. Irma hit us last year but as a tropical storm knocking down trees, causing some flooding and power outages.

Ocala Florida weather report August 2018

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So far this summer it has been very rainy even for the rainy season. I saw on the TV weather it had rained 17 days on a row in July. Of course it depends where you are because these are thunderstorms and can be isolated. A good thunderstorm can dump 2-3 inches in just an hour on two. I had to lower the water in my pool twice last month.

August will be hot humid and wet just like every summer month. August is also the month when hurricanes start getting going. Technically hurricane season begins in June but the ocean water doesn’t really warm up enough until August to get them going. September is the big month though for hurricanes.