I spent the winter of '14/15 outside Phoenix and the winter of '15/16 in N. Ft Myers.
I came back to Florida because I missed seeing something that was growing and GREEN. I also like going to the Gulf nearby. The Keys, etc.
People will say Florida is too buggy, has too many snakes, fire ants, alligators, bears, and they're right. It's also getting crowded too. But there sure are a lot of people who want to spend the winter down there.
A few years ago, there was so little water in the Lake that the COE restricted when boaters could pass through the locks. They were afraid of salt water intrusion. So everything has a cycle. That's what an 'average' is all about.
Not trying to start an argument. To each their own.