REVIEW OF THE GEOLOGY OF FLORIDA 
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TEMPERATURE 
The mean annual temperature near the northern line of Florida 
is about 67° F., while at Key West, in extreme Southern Florida, 
the mean annual temperature is close to 77 0 . In the table included 
in the following paragraph is indicated the maximum and mini¬ 
mum recorded temperatures for a number of stations in the State. 
RAINFALL 
By far the greater part of the State lies within an area which 
receives between 48 and 57 inches annual rainfall. In extreme 
Southern Florida on the Keys is a small area in which the rainfall 
is much less, the average for the station at Key West being about 
38 inches. On the other hand, a small area in extreme Western 
Florida and another along the South Atlantic Coast receive an 
annual rainfall approximating 60 inches. The average annual 
rainfall for the State as a whole is close to 54 inches. The rain¬ 
fall is distributed irregularly throughout the year. The driest 
months are April and November, while the heaviest rainfall comes 
as a rule from June to September. In the following tables is given 
the mean annual rainfall for a number of stations in the State, and 
the mean annual rainfall by months for the State as a whole. 
Table of Temperature and Rainfall. From Climatology of the United States, 
U. S. Weather Bureau, Bulletin Q, 1906. 
Temperature Annual Rainfall 
maximum 
minimum 
mean 
maximum 
minimum 
mean 
Archer _ 
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10 
69 
76.7 
41.6 
54-9 
DeFuniak Springs . 
-105 
0 
67 
75-1 
60.5 
67.8 
Fort Myers — 
- 94 
24 
73 
82.7 
40.2 
55-1 
Jacksonville - 
-104 
10 
69 
82.1 
38.7 
534 
Key West - 
100 
41 
77 
58.4 
22.1 
37*9 
Miami- __ 
- 96 
29 
75 
76.7 
42.5 
58.3 
Pensacola _ . 
-103 
7 
68 
81.1 
35-5 
56.8 
Tallahassee__ . 
- 97 
_2 
67 
69 
44-9 
58.2 
Tampa __ _ 
- 96 
19 
72 
67 
42.1 
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