Florida · county areal climate 1951–2025

Polk County, FL

A 51.6" / 73.4°F normal · 2025 ran 81% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 68% (19.17") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 2nd driest start of 76 years. Temperature +0.9°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

51.6in
annual precipitation · 73.4°F

2025 vs Normal

81%
41.8" · 73.8°F (+0.4 vs normal)

Wettest Year

73.9in
1959

Driest Year

34.0in
2000

Biggest Rain Day

8.75in
Sep 11 · 2017

Warmest Year

75.4°F
2015

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

61°
J
64°
F
68°
M
72°
A
78°
M
82°
J
83°
J
83°
A
81°
S
76°
O
68°
N
64°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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