Climate and Storm History of Hialeah, Florida

Miami has a sub-tropical climate with hot and humid summers and very dry winters. Miami receives abundant rainfall, one of the highest among major U.S. cities. Most of the rainfall occurs from mid-May through early October. Most of the year is warm and humid. The summers are almost identical to the climate of the Caribbean tropics. The wet season lasts from May through October. October gives way to the dry season, when the city experiences mild temperatures with sporadic cool temperatures.  

 

Hurricane Wilma struck Hialeah that leaves damages to the residents. Hurricane Wilma, the third costliest hurricane in United States history, struck Cape Romano, Florida on October 24 as a Category 3 hurricane and caused widespread damage estimated at $16.8 billion in southern Florida. At one point in Wilma’s life cycle it had a record low barometric pressure of 882mb and a 2 to 4 mile wide eye. 

A 1900 hurricane slammed into Galveston, Texas killing 8,000 people. A category 4 hurricane, it struck the island with sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. With no radar, tracking, or predictions, there were no preparations made for the storm. The highest elevation in Galveston in 1900 was 8.7 feet; the 15.7 foot storm surge covered the homes and businesses like an ocean. It cost $20 million at the time; in today's money, the damage would have cost $700 million. After the hurricane, Galveston raised a sea wall and increased the grade of the island to prevent a recurrence of the tragedy. 

As most of Florida will remember, the costliest hurricane of all time was Hurricane Andrew. Andrew struck in 1992 and devastated the Homestead and southern Miami-Dade areas with sustained winds of over 156 miles per hour. The estimated cost damage was $26.5 billion. After predicting for days that the storm was taking a northerly course, most people in Miami and Homestead were unprepared for the change in path that took in through the Homestead Air Force Base and the Country Walk area. Post-Andrew construction had extremely different standards, including storm shutters being required when selling a new home. 

Hurricane Katrina of 2005, the third deadliest hurricane in United States history, killed at least 1500 people. Katrina made landfall in the United States at three different locations. Katrina’s first land fall was near the Miami-Dade / Broward county line in Florida, dropping 10 to 14 inches of rain, just after reaching hurricane status. After crossing Florida it strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall near Buras, Louisiana and then made landfall again near the Louisiana / Mississippi border as a Category 3 hurricane. Katrina’s highest storm surge of 25 to 28 feet occurred along the Mississippi coast. Also, this storm dropped 8 to 12 inches of rain inland from the northern Gulf coast and spawned thirty-three tornadoes. 

 

 For the entire tourist who wants to visit Hialeah, Florida there are no more to worries about hurricanes. Check the weather conditions of Hialeah before you go, and every day the governments update any weather conditions.