Hurricane Milton brought nearly a foot of rain to Tampa, which broke the monthly rainfall record in one day.
What You Need To Know
- Milton brought the vast majority of the month’s rain
- Many spots saw more than a foot
- the second half of the month was drier
October started off wet and then culminated with Milton’s landfall on Wednesday, the 9th.
After October 10th, it only rained on two days in Tampa.
The cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, Bradenton, and Lakeland all saw their rainiest Octobers on record.
Places like Lakeland and St. Petersburg had more than double the rainfall of the previous record…