WETTESTSINCE
Florida · precipitation record 1941–2026

Winter Haven, FL

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
26.18in
year to date · normal 27.36"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
0.95" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 11.47"
0.95in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 84 yrs
0% of normal
MONTH TO DATE
8.72in
22nd wettest of 86 yrs
127% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
17.93in
36th wettest of 86 yrs
108% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
26.18in
38th driest of 85 yrs
96% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

10.05in
on Jun 24, 1945 · in 86 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 44 days (to May 6, 1981)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 20 days

Year to Date vs Normal

96%
26.18" of a normal 27.36" · wettest 47.71" (1959) · driest 13.54" (1999)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 77-year record (1942–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 48.22" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1195973.28in
2196069.61in
3195765.94in
4194765.09in
5194863.71in

Driest Years on Record

1199928.27in
2200030.35in
3200631.95in
4202531.98in
5200932.73in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jul (~7.37") and driest in Nov (~1.23"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1960, 17.26".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Winter Haven — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.09in
set in 2003

Rain on Jul 28

50%
of 84 years had measurable rain
1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.02″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.03″1947: 1.51″1948: 0.01″1949: 0.25″1950: 0.02″1951: 0.01″1953: 0.03″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.93″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.02″1960: 0.46″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.04″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.48″1970: 0.09″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.02″1974: 1.29″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.32″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.12″1981: 0.02″1982: 0.64″1983: 0.01″1984: 0.09″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.42″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.05″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.97″1991: 0.52″1992: 0.00″1993: 1.81″1994: 0.84″1995: 0.49″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.01″2002: 0.16″2003: 2.09″2004: 0.84″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.46″2007: 0.02″2008: 0.01″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.67″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.54″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 1.15″2019: 0.95″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.19″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.21″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Winter Haven's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Winter Haven, FL — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Winter Haven's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Winter Haven, FL — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:48 AM
Sunset7:19 PM
Solar noon12:33 PM
Daylight13h 31m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

28.06°N, 81.76°W

Nearby Stations

Lakeland, FL18 mi WOrlando, FL36 mi NETampa, FL48 mi WBrooksville, FL51 mi NWLeesburg, FL52 mi NSanford, FL58 mi NE

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