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The wettest month recorded at a Florida climate station was during May 1891 when Gainesville, Florida received 30.90 inches (785 mm). [23] The wettest year on record for a Florida climate station was during 1879 when 127.24 inches (3,232 mm) fell at Pensacola, Florida . [ 24 ]
The rain comes after parts of Florida have spent many months in a drought. Sarasota has received 25 inches less rain than it normally would since the start of 2023, which was its driest on record.
[11] [16] Fort Lauderdale received the average monthly amount of rain for June in 24 hours on June 12, [17] the wettest day in the city recorded in June. [18] Throughout the whole event, Fort Lauderdale received over 20 in (510 mm) of rain. [14] From June 12 to June 15, Big Cypress National Preserve received just under 28 in (710 mm) of rain. [19]
Cumulus clouds building over the Tampa Convention Center on a summer afternoon. The warm and rainy season typically begins in late May and runs through October. [5] Average high temperatures are in the low 90s °F (around 32 °C) with lows in the mid-70s °F (around 24 °C) during this period, and the combination of warm temperatures and high humidity brings an almost daily chance of rain and ...
In Florida, this year has been a tale of two states as far as rainfall totals, with the southeast coast deluged by sometimes-record rainfall and much of the Gulf of Mexico coast facing a drought.
A cyclist rides through the rain along Flagler Drive on June 12, 2024, West Palm Beach, Florida.
“The heaviest rainfall has concluded.” The no-name storm system pushed across Florida from the Gulf of Mexico at roughly the same time as the early June start of hurricane season, which this year is forecast to be among the most active in recent memory amid concerns that climate change is increasing storm intensity.
The outer bands of the storm drop over 7 inches (180 mm) of rain along the Florida Panhandle, [43] resulting in very minor damage. [44] August 13, 1988- Tropical Depression Four makes landfall in extreme northeastern Florida, producing light to moderate rainfall throughout the entire state peaking at 7.72 inches (196 mm) in Homestead. [45]