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They are not the biggest. They are higher than mean tides (12 year average) because the moon and sun are aligned thereby exerting greater than normal gravitational pull twice each month thus higher and lower tides. However, when the moon is farthest out in it's orbit, every six months, or closest even more extreme tides are experienced. These are called apogean and paragean tides. In Florida, during heavy rains they actually cause sewers to back up into the streets.

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