Occurrences of temperatures of 90 degrees or higher average about 90 days per year, but only about 22 of these days have readings as high as 95 degrees. Temperatures reach 100 degrees once or twice in less than half the years. In general, summertime cloudiness holds the high temperatures about 90 degrees. July is the wettest month followed by August, September, and June. The driest months are October, November and April.
Extended droughts are infrequent, shorter droughts are rather common, but both are significant.
Droughts, or rainfall deficiencies, when extended over months or years, cause the disappearance of large lakes and cypress ponds. Droughts of shorter duration create fire danger in the nearby forests. High winds are infrequent and of short duration, usually associated with strong cold fronts in the winter and early spring months. The likelihood of a hurricane occurrence in out coastal area is about once every 17 years with fringe effects felt about once every five years.