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Sanford, FL

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
30.93in
year to date · normal 31.13"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.11in
22nd wettest of 76 yrs
1100% of normal
MONTH TO DATE
5.81in
26th wettest of 78 yrs
132% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
24.78in
15th wettest of 77 yrs
137% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
30.93in
38th driest of 78 yrs
99% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

10.17in
on Nov 25, 1992 · in 79 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 38 days (to Dec 10, 1967)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 21 days

Year to Date vs Normal

99%
30.93" of a normal 31.13" · wettest 56.21" (1991) · driest 17.07" (1985)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 71-year record (1949–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 49.13" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1195374.06in
2200272.05in
3199471.09in
4199169.28in
5199268.88in

Driest Years on Record

1200030.75in
2198131.62in
3197733.59in
4200733.68in
5198633.85in

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 Jun (~6.11") and driest in Nov (~1.55"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 2008, 21.49".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.52in
set in 2021

Rain on Aug 24

57%
of 76 years had measurable rain
1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.16″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.44″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.03″1957: 0.67″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.18″1960: 0.53″1961: 0.09″1962: 0.03″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.01″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.05″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 1.19″1970: 0.60″1971: 0.04″1972: 0.61″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.62″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.04″1977: 1.32″1978: 0.00″1979: 1.19″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.01″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.03″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.10″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.05″1994: 0.01″1995: 2.00″1996: 0.03″1997: 0.26″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.01″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.01″2004: 0.01″2005: 0.08″2006: 0.07″2007: 0.11″2008: 0.78″2009: 0.37″2010: 0.16″2011: 0.13″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.01″2014: 0.35″2015: 0.53″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.12″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.01″2021: 2.52″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.11″0″1″2″3″1950196019701990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:59 AM
Sunset6:54 PM
Solar noon12:27 PM
Daylight12h 55m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

28.78°N, 81.24°W

Nearby Stations

Orlando, FL25 mi SDaytona Beach, FL29 mi NELeesburg, FL34 mi WWinter Haven, FL58 mi SWMelbourne, FL59 mi SELakeland, FL72 mi SW

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