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Lakeland, FL

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2022
2.24in
3rd driest of 79 years · normal 6.06"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.5in
12th wettest of 78 yrs
2000% of normal
MONTH TO DATE
2.24in
3rd driest of 79 yrs
37% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
20.8in
29th driest of 79 yrs
93% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
27.63in
11th driest of 78 yrs
77% 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

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 22 days

Year to Date vs Normal

77%
27.63" of a normal 35.89" · wettest 57.62" (2018) · driest 24.96" (1972)

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 Aug 24 ever

2.85in
set in 2015

Rain on Aug 24

56%
of 78 years had measurable rain
1948: 0.00″1949: 0.01″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.14″1953: 0.09″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.01″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.24″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.22″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.16″1963: 0.00″1964: 1.41″1965: 0.01″1966: 1.44″1967: 0.09″1968: 0.01″1969: 1.25″1970: 0.10″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.05″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.48″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 1.51″1980: 0.26″1981: 0.03″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.03″1985: 0.06″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 1.40″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.42″1991: 1.50″1992: 0.20″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 1.31″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.07″2006: 0.10″2007: 0.02″2008: 0.21″2009: 0.58″2010: 1.22″2011: 1.18″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.14″2014: 0.00″2015: 2.85″2016: 0.13″2017: 0.23″2018: 0.19″2019: 0.03″2020: 0.05″2021: 0.08″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.13″2024: 0.44″2025: 0.50″0″1″2″3″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

Sunrise6:03 AM
Sunset6:57 PM
Solar noon12:30 PM
Daylight12h 54m
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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