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Fort Lauderdale, FL

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
DRIEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2015
10.23in
8th driest of 114 years · normal 20.99"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.04in
49th wettest of 109 yrs
400% of normal
MONTH TO DATE
2.49in
19th driest of 111 yrs
52% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
10.23in
8th driest of 114 yrs
49% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
24.91in
15th driest of 113 yrs
68% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

22.5in
on Apr 12, 2023 · in 115 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 59 days (to Jan 19, 1957)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 29 days

Year to Date vs Normal

68%
24.91" of a normal 36.57" · wettest 75.53" (2023) · driest 14.59" (1971)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 105-year record (1914–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 62.13" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

12023113.92in
21947102.36in
3202090.03in
4199487.25in
5195485.65in

Driest Years on Record

1195130.21in
2195634.8in
3196135.54in
4197138.69in
5194439.72in

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 Sep (~8.19") and driest in Jan (~1.72"). Wettest calendar month ever: Oct 1924, 32.1".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

3.40in
set in 1970

Rain on Aug 24

50%
of 109 years had measurable rain
1913: 0.24″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.59″1917: 0.09″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.50″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.55″1922: 0.22″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.35″1925: 2.33″1926: 0.11″1927: 0.45″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.10″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.98″1933: 0.07″1934: 0.02″1935: 0.30″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.10″1940: 0.06″1941: 0.03″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.20″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.80″1952: 1.40″1953: 0.50″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.55″1956: 2.60″1957: 1.50″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.80″1960: 0.15″1961: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 1.28″1968: 0.88″1969: 0.03″1970: 3.40″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.45″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.70″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.06″1977: 0.26″1978: 0.20″1979: 0.19″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.62″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.24″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.01″1993: 0.02″1994: 0.59″1995: 3.22″1996: 0.14″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.01″2004: 0.37″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.96″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.08″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.39″2017: 2.81″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.47″2020: 0.28″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.07″2024: 0.11″2025: 0.04″0″1″2″3″4″19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:58 AM
Sunset6:47 PM
Solar noon12:23 PM
Daylight12h 50m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

26.08°N, 80.16°W

Nearby Stations

Miami, FL22 mi SWWest Palm Beach, FL42 mi NFort Pierce, FL98 mi NMarathon, FL108 mi SWVero Beach, FL109 mi NFort Myers, FL110 mi W

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