Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 1.25 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1.25 Percentage change
Change on year
down 82.0%
Rank
639th
of 3112 regions
All-time high
22.23 Percentage change
in 1983
All-time low
-22.45 Percentage change
in 1956
Years of data
76
1950–2025

Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL, 1950–2025

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.

Analysis

The most recent figure for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL is 1.25 Percentage change, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 82.0% on the previous year and up 122.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL peaked at 22.23 Percentage change in 1983 and was at its lowest, -22.45 Percentage change, in 1956.

That places Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 639th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL, year by year

Annual values for Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL, 1950 to 2025.
Year Percentage change Change
1950 -20.44 Percentage change
1951 -5.76 Percentage change -71.8%
1952 -12.41 Percentage change +115.6%
1953 -0.9229 Percentage change -92.6%
1954 8.3 Percentage change -998.9%
1955 -11.95 Percentage change -244.0%
1956 -22.45 Percentage change +88.0%
1957 9.43 Percentage change -142.0%
1958 6.77 Percentage change -28.3%
1959 -1.11 Percentage change -116.5%
1960 15.36 Percentage change -1478.8%
1961 -21.88 Percentage change -242.4%
1962 -10.71 Percentage change -51.0%
1963 -15.72 Percentage change +46.7%
1964 -0.2405 Percentage change -98.5%
1965 -3.51 Percentage change +1361.4%
1966 -0.5261 Percentage change -85.0%
1967 -13.07 Percentage change +2384.8%
1968 -0.8859 Percentage change -93.2%
1969 5.6 Percentage change -732.2%
1970 -7.02 Percentage change -225.3%
1971 -20.52 Percentage change +192.3%
1972 -12.3 Percentage change -40.1%
1973 -8.52 Percentage change -30.7%
1974 -13.71 Percentage change +60.8%
1975 -7.94 Percentage change -42.1%
1976 -2.69 Percentage change -66.2%
1977 0.4334 Percentage change -116.1%
1978 3.89 Percentage change +797.1%
1979 10.42 Percentage change +167.9%
1980 -7.21 Percentage change -169.2%
1981 -19.57 Percentage change +171.4%
1982 2.58 Percentage change -113.2%
1983 22.23 Percentage change +760.9%
1984 15.67 Percentage change -29.5%
1985 -5.96 Percentage change -138.0%
1986 1.19 Percentage change -119.9%
1987 3.75 Percentage change +215.8%
1988 -1.66 Percentage change -144.4%
1989 -11.81 Percentage change +609.2%
1990 -9.09 Percentage change -23.0%
1991 9.57 Percentage change -205.3%
1992 -12.45 Percentage change -230.2%
1993 10.52 Percentage change -184.5%
1994 19.51 Percentage change +85.4%
1995 13.82 Percentage change -29.1%
1996 2.53 Percentage change -81.7%
1997 7.75 Percentage change +205.8%
1998 4.01 Percentage change -48.2%
1999 -5.27 Percentage change -231.5%
2000 -13.14 Percentage change +149.1%
2001 -3.34 Percentage change -74.6%
2002 0.901 Percentage change -127.0%
2003 2.16 Percentage change +139.7%
2004 -4.97 Percentage change -330.1%
2005 4.33 Percentage change -187.2%
2006 -18.94 Percentage change -537.1%
2007 -10.14 Percentage change -46.5%
2008 -2.15 Percentage change -78.7%
2009 -3.76 Percentage change +74.6%
2010 1.74 Percentage change -146.2%
2011 -2.51 Percentage change -244.4%
2012 -12.41 Percentage change +393.8%
2013 1.67 Percentage change -113.5%
2014 6.65 Percentage change +298.3%
2015 -5.59 Percentage change -184.0%
2016 14.84 Percentage change -365.5%
2017 0.5723 Percentage change -96.1%
2018 1.73 Percentage change +202.2%
2019 -4.26 Percentage change -346.6%
2020 9.92 Percentage change -332.6%
2021 -1.41 Percentage change -114.2%
2022 4.65 Percentage change -429.6%
2023 8.86 Percentage change +90.4%
2024 6.94 Percentage change -21.6%
2025 1.25 Percentage change -82.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s -5.06 Percentage change -22.45 Percentage change 9.43 Percentage change 10
1960s -4.56 Percentage change -21.88 Percentage change 15.36 Percentage change 10
1970s -5.8 Percentage change -20.52 Percentage change 10.42 Percentage change 10
1980s -0.0796 Percentage change -19.57 Percentage change 22.23 Percentage change 10
1990s 4.09 Percentage change -12.45 Percentage change 19.51 Percentage change 10
2000s -4.9 Percentage change -18.94 Percentage change 4.33 Percentage change 10
2010s 0.2427 Percentage change -12.41 Percentage change 14.84 Percentage change 10
2020s 5.03 Percentage change -1.41 Percentage change 9.92 Percentage change 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL?
Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL was 1.25 Percentage change in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL?
The highest recorded value was 22.23 Percentage change in 1983.
What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL?
The lowest recorded value was -22.45 Percentage change in 1956.
How does Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL ranks 639th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL?
Over the last ten years it is up 122.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Unit
Percentage change
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
3,375 places, 256,500 data points, 1950–2025
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The dataset provides annual anomalies in land and cropland soil moisture content of the top soil layer (0 to 7 cm) compared to the reference period 1981-2010. Exposure indicators to drought have been prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The datasets span the period 1981-2024 and is the result of the use of a variety of geospatial data sources, including the ERA5-Land averaged monthly data of volumetric soil moisture and ESA CCI land cover data. Average anomalies have been calculated for both land and cropland exposure to drought. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region. Data source(s): Copernicus Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Copernicus Climate Data Store monthly soil moisture data based on the ERA5-Land reanalysis dataset. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org