WETTESTSINCE
Florida · precipitation record 1890–2026

Gainesville, FL

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 1977
16.31in
4th driest of 130 years · normal 29.53"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.53" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 13.83"
1.53in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 136 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.14in
29th driest of 136 yrs
68% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
13.58in
31st driest of 136 yrs
80% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
16.31in
4th driest of 130 yrs
55% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

9.93in
on Oct 21, 1941 · in 137 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 39 days (to Mar 22, 1955)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 17 days

Year to Date vs Normal

55%
16.31" of a normal 29.53" · wettest 45.16" (1924) · driest 13.26" (1977)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 127-year record (1898–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 50.69" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1195373.3in
2201771.31in
3197267.78in
4196467.52in
5198365.35in

Driest Years on Record

1191732.79in
2201133.38in
3197733.56in
4200034.35in
5198135.25in

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 Aug (~6.96") and driest in Nov (~1.58"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1894, 19.91".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

3.88in
set in 2007

Rain on Jul 28

46%
of 136 years had measurable rain
1890: 0.22″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.05″1894: 0.38″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.20″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.91″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.33″1903: 0.00″1904: 1.40″1905: 0.24″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.04″1909: 0.21″1910: 0.71″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.02″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.14″1917: 0.02″1918: 1.04″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.01″1922: 0.10″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.37″1926: 2.32″1927: 0.33″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.90″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.04″1936: 0.00″1937: 1.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.33″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.28″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.02″1946: 0.01″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.10″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.03″1951: 0.02″1952: 0.03″1953: 0.11″1954: 0.18″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.56″1957: 0.42″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 1.13″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.13″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.51″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.43″1970: 0.01″1971: 0.27″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.07″1974: 0.51″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.22″1977: 0.00″1978: 2.05″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.42″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.01″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.02″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.41″1995: 0.04″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.03″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.08″2001: 0.18″2002: 0.88″2003: 0.09″2004: 0.12″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 3.88″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.03″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.21″2019: 0.04″2020: 0.00″2021: 1.11″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.89″2024: 0.21″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Gainesville'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.
Gainesville, FL — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Gainesville'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.
Gainesville, FL — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:47 AM
Sunset7:24 PM
Solar noon12:35 PM
Daylight13h 37m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

29.69°N, 82.28°W

Nearby Stations

Jacksonville, FL65 mi NELeesburg, FL66 mi SEDaytona Beach, FL80 mi SEBrooksville, FL84 mi SSanford, FL88 mi SEOrlando, FL105 mi SE

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