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Gainesville, FL

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2004
9.88in
6th wettest of 137 years · normal 5.5"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 136 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
9.88in
6th wettest of 137 yrs
180% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
21.97in
51st wettest of 136 yrs
109% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
27.59in
16th driest of 130 yrs
78% 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

78%
27.59" of a normal 35.47" · wettest 52.32" (1970) · driest 20.05" (1911)

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 Aug 24 ever

2.60in
set in 1953

Rain on Aug 24

41%
of 136 years had measurable rain
1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 1.25″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.02″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.76″1897: 0.16″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.20″1900: 0.00″1901: 1.06″1902: 0.42″1903: 0.12″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 1.85″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.02″1909: 0.00″1910: 1.14″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.53″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.38″1917: 0.02″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.24″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.42″1926: 0.98″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.51″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.02″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.06″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.72″1952: 0.00″1953: 2.60″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 1.66″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.17″1961: 0.58″1962: 0.45″1963: 0.01″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.38″1966: 1.01″1967: 0.10″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.72″1970: 0.37″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.35″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.03″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.03″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.09″1980: 0.01″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.05″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.98″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.03″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.23″1992: 0.02″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.03″1995: 0.22″1996: 0.04″1997: 0.50″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.45″2007: 0.01″2008: 1.47″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.19″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.01″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.09″2018: 0.87″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.02″2021: 0.94″2022: 0.16″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″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

Sunrise6:02 AM
Sunset7:00 PM
Solar noon12:31 PM
Daylight12h 57m
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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