WETTESTSINCE
Florida · precipitation record 1948–2026

Lakeland, FL

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2000
20.99in
9th driest of 78 years · normal 28.82"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.49" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 13.15"
1.49in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.07in
27th wettest of 78 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
6.72in
37th driest of 79 yrs
98% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
16.08in
29th driest of 78 yrs
94% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
20.99in
9th driest of 78 yrs
73% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

8.93in
on Oct 10, 2024 · in 79 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 51 days (to Dec 5, 2016)

Wet Streak

2days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 22 days

Year to Date vs Normal

73%
20.99" of a normal 28.82" · wettest 51.5" (2018) · driest 16.49" (2000)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 76-year record (1949–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 51.86" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201878.15in
2202472.87in
3195970.24in
4197969.72in
5201768.82in

Driest Years on Record

1196135.83in
2195436.3in
3198537.36in
4196737.8in
5196238.06in

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 (~8.02") and driest in Nov (~1.32"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 2017, 20.07".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

4.18in
set in 1988

Rain on Jul 28

49%
of 78 years had measurable rain
1948: 0.09″1949: 0.27″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.17″1952: 2.35″1953: 0.11″1954: 0.80″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 1.63″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.07″1966: 0.07″1967: 0.04″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.06″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.12″1972: 0.00″1973: 2.06″1974: 1.05″1975: 0.10″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.18″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.12″1981: 0.04″1982: 0.21″1983: 0.01″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 4.18″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.01″1992: 0.00″1993: 1.74″1994: 3.12″1995: 0.10″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.08″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.18″2003: 0.03″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 1.57″2007: 0.00″2008: 1.16″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.05″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.05″2015: 0.90″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 1.04″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.09″2021: 0.13″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.05″2025: 0.07″0″1″2″3″4″5″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:49 AM
Sunset7:20 PM
Solar noon12:34 PM
Daylight13h 31m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

28.00°N, 82.05°W

Nearby Stations

Winter Haven, FL18 mi ETampa, FL30 mi WBrooksville, FL40 mi NWSarasota-Bradenton, FL51 mi SWOrlando, FL52 mi NELeesburg, FL58 mi N

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