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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
535 AM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025

...March 2025 Weather Summary Across East Central Florida...

Temperatures through March 2025 oscillated between warmer and cooler
periods as several cold fronts moved through the region. This
generally led to average temperatures for the month ending up within
a degree of their normal values. Much of the rainfall during the
month occurred with periods of showers and storms that accompanied
these frontal passages and with an unsettled pattern that developed
at the very end of March. Otherwise, longer periods of mostly dry
conditions typically occurred across the area, with precipitation
totals for much of the area ending up below normal for March. The
exception was across portions of Okeechobee County and the Treasure
Coast where some locations had rainfall amounts that were above
normal for the month.


...Temperatures...

Several cold fronts moved through the area during March 2025, and
ushered in brief periods of cooler weather, but these cool downs
were generally offset by warmer periods in between these frontal
passages. Lowest temperatures for the month were in the 40s for most
locations on the 7th and 22nd of the month, and warmest temperatures
were typically in the upper 80s on various days through March.
However, on the 22nd, the minimum temperature at Vero Beach actually
fell to 39 degrees, which was a new record low at this site for this
date. Also, Melbourne reached a max temperature of 90 degrees on the
16th, which tied their record high for the day. Additionally on the
16th, lows in the upper 60s and low 70s led to several warm minimum
temperature records being set or tied at sites across the region.

Average temperatures for the month at the majority of primary
climate sites across east central Florida all ended up pretty close
(within a degree) to their normal values for March. The exception
was at Orlando, which ended up a little over a degree (+1.2 degrees)
warmer than normal.

Daily Record Temperatures for the Month:

Daytona Beach:
- March 16th: Record warm low of 70 degrees. Previous record was 69
degrees last set in 1990.

Leesburg:
- March 16th: Tied record warm low of 68 degrees last set in 2016.

Sanford:
- March 16th: Record warm low of 70 degrees. Previous record was 68
degrees last set in 2024.

Orlando:
- No daily temperature records set or tied.

Melbourne:
- March 16th: Tied record high of 90 degrees last set in 1975. Also,
set record warm low of 72 degrees. Previous record was 69 degrees
last set in 2008.

Vero Beach:
- March 16th: Tied record warm low of 73 degrees last set in 1990.
- March 21st: Tied record cool high of 63 degrees last set in 1996.
- March 22nd: Record low of 39 degrees. Previous record was 40
degrees last set in 1996.
- March 29th: Tied record warm low of 71 degrees last set in 1991.

Fort Pierce:
- March 16th: Record warm low of 73 degrees. Previous record was 71
degrees last set in 2008.


Average temperatures for March 2025 at the primary climate sites
across east central Florida are as follows (rankings provided if in
the top 10):

- Daytona Beach had a monthly average temperature of 65.5 degrees
Fahrenheit, which was 0.3 degrees above normal.

- Leesburg had a monthly average temperature of 66.5 degrees
Fahrenheit, which was 0.1 degrees below normal.

- Sanford had a monthly average temperature of 67.5 degrees
Fahrenheit, which was 0.4 degrees above normal.

- Orlando had a monthly average temperature of 68.5 degrees
Fahrenheit, which was 1.2 degrees above normal.

- Melbourne had a monthly average temperature of 68.0 degrees
Fahrenheit, which was 0.6 degrees above normal.

- Vero Beach had a monthly average temperature of 67.6 degrees
Fahrenheit, which was 0.4 degrees below normal.

- Fort Pierce had a monthly average temperature of 68.1 degrees
Fahrenheit, which was 0.7 degrees above normal.


...Rainfall...

The month started off mostly dry, then a passing cold front ushered
in a weakening band of showers and isolated thunderstorms to the
area on the 5th. Rainfall amounts from this activity were typically
low, less than a quarter of an inch. Overall dry conditions then
persisted for a few days before the next cold front moved through
central Florida on the 10th. Scattered showers and storms crossed
the area ahead of this boundary, with some storms becoming strong to
severe. The most notable of these was a severe storm that produced
an EF-2 tornado in Seminole County that crossed through Wekiwa
Springs, Longwood and Lake Mary areas, with peak estimated winds of
110-120 mph. A couple heavier rainfall bands of 1-1.50 inches
occurred from these showers and storms north of Orlando and across
Okeechobee County and through the Fort Pierce area. Otherwise,
precipitation totals were fairly low with this activity as well.

Additional showers and storms moved through the region on the 16th
and early on the 17th ahead of a cold front, but precipitation was
only around a quarter of an inch or less for many sites, with
localized higher amounts between a half an inch to an inch.
Scattered showers and storms developed across Okeechobee County and
the Treasure Coast on the 25th ahead of a weakening front. Amounts
of 0.50-1.50 inches were common from this activity, with locally
higher totals of 2-3 inches. Then dry conditions prevailed, until
the very end of the month, when sea breeze boundaries and their
interactions led to an increase in showers and storms on the 30th
and 31st. Some of the storms on these days were also strong to
severe, and produced locally higher rainfall totals of 1-3 inches.

Rainfall totals for March were typically around 1-2 inches, with
higher amounts up to 2-4 inches across portions of Okeechobee County
and the Treasure Coast. It was across these southern areas of east
central Florida where rainfall ended up near to above normal,
including Fort Pierce where 4.40 inches of rain fell for the month.
However, for much of the rest of the area, precipitation amounts
ended up below normal for March. At Leesburg, it was actually the
9th driest March on record, with only 0.77 inches of rainfall
occurring for the month.


Daily Record Rainfall for the Month:

Daytona Beach:
- No daily record rainfall values set or tied.

Leesburg:
- No daily record rainfall values set or tied.

Sanford:
- No daily record rainfall values set or tied.

Orlando:
- No daily record rainfall values set or tied.

Melbourne:
- No daily record rainfall values set or tied.

Vero Beach:
- No daily record rainfall values set or tied.

Fort Pierce:
- No daily record rainfall values set or tied.


March 2025 rainfall totals for the primary climate sites across east
central Florida are as follows (ranking provided if in the top 10):

- Daytona Beach received 1.21 inches of rain for the month, which
was 2.42 inches below normal.

- Leesburg received 0.77 inches of rain for the month, which was
2.45 inches below normal. This ranks as the 9th driest March on
record for this site, with records dating back to 1958.

- Sanford received 1.42 inches of rain for the month, which was 1.43
inches below normal.

- Orlando received 0.79 inches of rain for the month, which was 2.24
inches below normal.

- Melbourne received 1.56 inches of rain for the month, which was
1.13 inches below normal.

- Vero Beach received 1.47 inches of rain for the month, which was
1.97 inches below normal.

- Fort Pierce received 4.40 inches of rain for the month, which was
1.52 inches above normal.


Below is a list of observed precipitation totals and rainfall
statistics for select sites across east central Florida for
March 2025:

Station        March 2025      Normal      Departure    Percent of
                Rainfall      Rainfall    From Normal     Normal

Daytona Beach    1.21"         3.63"        -2.42"         33%
(DAB)
Orlando          0.79"         3.03"        -2.24"         26%
(MCO)
Melbourne        1.56"         2.69"        -1.13"         58%
(MLB)
Vero Beach       1.47"         3.44"        -1.97"         43%
(VRB)
Clermont*        1.89"         3.20"        -1.31"         59%
(CLRF1)
Leesburg         0.77"         3.22"        -2.45"         24%
(LEE)
DeLand*          0.91"         3.54"        -2.63"         26%
(DELF1)
Sanford          1.42"         2.85"        -1.43"         50%
(SFB)
Titusville*      0.69"         3.37"        -2.68"         20%
(TITF1)
Fort Pierce      4.40"         2.88"        +1.52"        153%
(FPR)
Stuart*          2.64"         3.76"        -1.12"         70%
(STRF1)

*Rainfall totals for the month end around 7 AM on the 31st.

For more local climate information, please visit our web page at
http://weather.gov/mlb and click on the "Climate" icon toward the
bottom of the page.

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