The West Pacific coast and in the Andean interior receive the highest rainfall amounts (approximately 6 mm–7,000 mm per year), while the drier steppe climates in the north and south west receive less than 500 mm per year. Average annual rainfall is 2,630 mm but there is significant variability across the country. The country’s topographic diversity defines the three recognized climatic zones: the high elevation cold zones (tierra fria), located above 2,000 meters (m) in elevation, with mean annual temperatures ranging between 13✬–17✬, a temperate zone (tierra templada), located between 1,000 m–2,000 m, with mean annual temperatures of approximately 18✬, and a tropical zone (tierra caliente), which covers all areas below 1,000 m and mean annual temperatures of 24✬–27✬. Colombia’s climate is tropical along the coast and the eastern lowlands, and cooler in the highlands and Andes. Get up to speed on what to do before, during and after a tropical system is nearby by checking out NBC2’s free online 2021 hurricane guide here.Colombia is recognized as a megadiverse country with a diverse range of ecosystems, such as paramos, mangroves, wetlands, coral reefs, glaciers, oceans, and tropical forests, as well as significant biodiversity and water resources. Typically the frequency and intensity of storms picks up in late summer and early fall with September being the climatological peak. Though it may feel like we’ve been in hurricane season for a while now after dealing with Elsa for the past week, we have a very long way to go before the season ends at the end of November. It’s important to point out here that individual rain gauges measured more than what these regional depictions show. In fact, rain totals ended up less than a half inch in Moore Haven and Clewiston! The highest values between these two counties was across western Glades where in the map below, regions shaded in with yellow saw 2″+. GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIESĬompared to our coastal areas, communities in Hendry and Glades Counties saw significantly less rainfall. You can check out other regional rain reports from the NWS from the west coast of Florida here. The National Weather Service had a measured rain gauge report of 5.49″ in Fort Meade. Radar values peg 5″ in Lake Suzy, 6″ in Pine Level and 3.9″ in Arcadia. Western DeSoto County (west of US17 along the Sarasota County line) averaged around 6.5″, while eastern DeSoto County east of Joshua wound up with less than 3″. There was a large gradient in rain totals across DeSoto County running from west to east. Marco Island for instance ended up at 3.8″ with Naples at 3.1″ and Golden Gate Estates with 1.4″ DESOTO COUNTY Radar values place most areas west of Interstate 75 with between 3 and 4″. Though Collier County saw the brunt of Tropical Storm Elsa’s rain early in the day on Tuesday, the rain amounts observed there ended up being much smaller than those measured in Lee and Collier. (Meaning you can even figure out how much water fell down to the size of your very yard! ) COLLIER COUNTY To find the value, all you’ll need to know is how many inches of rain fell and how many acres, square miles or feet an area is large. Want to figure out how many gallons of water fell over your town? It’s easier than you think! The United States Geological Survey has a free online calculator you can use here. And when you do the math, it’s astounding how much water fell from the sky if you think of it in terms of gallons of water!īecause of Cape Coral’s size (just more than 119 square miles), the calculated figure boils out to around 14.5 billion gallons of water (or 14,523,783,949 gallons to be exact)! This value is calculated assuming the city averaged out with 7″ of rain, which jives with the blend of rain gauge reports and dual-polarized Doppler radar-pegged values. That’s a unit of measurement most people can easily picture. Though 6 to 7″ of rain is a lot of water, when you think about how large Cape Coral is, picturing the amount of water that fell in the last 24 hours is easier if you consider the size and weight of a gallon jug of water. This is where widespread rain amounts exceeded 6 and 7″, with locally higher amounts. A rain gauge report of 6.82″ was measured on Sanibel Island in Lee County, with 5.09″ reported in Bonita Springs, 3.5″ near Gateway, 3.9″ in Buckingham, 2.6″ south of Alva and 2.8″ in Lehigh Acres.Ĭape Coral saw more rain than any other community in Lee County.
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