NWS Melbourne Onset of Wet and Dry Season at Orlando

Onset of Wet and Dry Seasons at Orlando, FL
(Updated through 2012)

	Wet Season Onset	Dry Season Onset	Wet Season Length
Median Date	5/27	10/15	142 days
Earliest	5/5 (1966)	9/27 (2006)	Shortest --108 (2006)
Latest	7/6 (1998)	11/7 (1971)	Longest--173 (1969)
1949	5/30	10/15	138 days
1950	5/27	10/4	130
1951	6/6	10/24	140
1952	5/17	10/21	157
1953	6/2	10/10	130
1954	5/27	10/15	141
1955	6/11 *	10/14	125
1956	5/25	10/18	146
1957	5/11	10/6	148
1958	5/22	10/20	151
1959	5/12 *	10/25	166
1960	5/26	10/22	149
1961	6/7	10/15	130
1962	5/21	10/19	151
1963	5/21	10/19	151
1964	5/30	10/16	139
1965	5/29	10/18	142
1966	5/5	10/12	160
1967	6/3	9/29	118
1968	5/24	10/20	149
1969	5/14	11/3	173
1970	5/24	10/31	160
1971	6/3	11/7	157
1972	5/7	10/6	152
1973	5/24	10/24	153
1974	5/12	10/1	142
1975	5/9	10/19	163
1976	5/7 *	10/1	147
1977	5/24	10/4	133
1978	6/1	10/7	128
1979	5/30	10/5	128
1980	5/15	10/4	142
1981	5/26	10/15	142
1982	5/21	10/15	147
1983	5/30	10/25	148
1984	5/22 & 6/11	10/1	112
1985	5/20	11/4	168
1986	6/2	10/16	136
1987	5/9	10/2	146
1988	6/5	10/7	124
1989	5/28	10/18	143
1990	5/27	10/25	151
1991	5/13	10/7	147
1992	5/27	10/12	138
1993	5/28 *	10/11	136
1994	5/28	10/17	142
1995	5/20	10/19	152
1996	5/21	10/9	141
1997	5/19	10/19	153
1998	7/6 *	10/22	108
1999	5/27	10/22	148
2000	6/11	10/9	120
2001	5/22	9/30	131
2002	6/6	10/16	132
2003	6/2	10/15	135
2004	6/3	10/14	133
2005	5/30	10/15	138
2006	6/11	9/27	108
2007	6/6	11/3	155
2008	6/9	10/14	127
2009	5/17	9/30	136
2010	5/30	9/30	123
2011	6/14 (second latest)	10/20	128
2012	5/27	10/28	154

* Indicates dates from original study that were re-evaluated.

Data Sources:

Orlando

Herndon Airport 1949-1974

International Airport 1975-present

National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office