Cooler temperatures arrived in Central Florida in November 2019. The monthly average temperature was a comfortable 67 degrees – which was the same average temperature in November 2018. The highest daily recorded temperature was 90 degrees and the lowest daily recorded temperature was 46 degrees. That’s a big fluctuation between hot and cold so both […]
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October 2019’s monthly average temperature was a warm 79 degrees – which was 2 degrees warmer than last October’s average temperature of 77 degrees. The highest daily recorded temperature was 92 degrees and the lowest daily recorded temperature was 65 degrees. Central Floridian’s felt the effects of Tropical Storm Nestor in the middle […]
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September 2019 gave Floridians a small glimpse of fall weather with temperatures that were a little cooler than September 2018. The average high temperature in September 2019 was 90 degrees compared to an average high temperature of 92 degrees in September 2018. Hurricane Dorian’s near visit to our area increased rainfall in September 2019 to […]
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DUNCAN’S DIGEST DO I HAVE YOUR PHONE NUMBER? In early July, the Colorado State University (CSU) Tropical Meteorology Project updated its 2019 Atlantic hurricane season forecast. CSU predicts six major hurricanes will develop before the end of the season. A major hurricane is categorized as a CAT 3, 4 or 5. Peak hurricane […]
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May 2019 was a heck of a lot hotter than May 2018 with an average high of 89 compared to 85 last year. The average temperature was 80° – a full three degrees hotter, as May of 2018 had an average temperature of 77°. Rainfall was down significantly for May of 2019 at just 1.22 […]
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March 2019 was slightly warmer than March 2018. The average high temperature was 77 – one degree hotter than last year. Rainfall for March of 2019 was 0.12 inches compared to last March at 2.03 inches. Based on data from the Leesburg weather station, April’s average high will heat up to the mid 80s, and the […]
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SECO Energy learned on Monday afternoon that a Marion County couple’s home was burglarized while they were distracted by an imposter representing himself as a SECO employee. The scammer posed as a SECO worker assigned to assess a project to upgrade lines and transformers on the couple’s property. The male imposter was well-dressed, driving a […]
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DUNCAN’S DIGEST HOT BUCKS & CUSTOMER CHARGE THE UPSIDE Eight times since 2014, I’ve had the pleasure of sharing the news that SECO Energy’s wholesale power costs have decreased, thus lowering your bills. This wholesale cost stability has allowed SECO to apply a Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) – aka “Hot Bucks” – […]
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March 2018 was slightly cooler on average than March 2017. The average temperature was 65°, while March of 2017 had an average temperature of 67°. Rainfall for March of 2018 was 2.03 inches compared to last March at 0.80 inches. There were 84 cooling degree days and 67 heating degree days for March […]
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February 2018 was much warmer than February 2017. In fact, per the Orlando Sentinel, Central Florida broke the record for the warmest February in history. Temperatures started out near normal in early February. Beyond that, well-above-normal temperatures generally persisted over the region for the remainder of the month as a strong ridge of high pressure locked in place over the Sunshine State. […]
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