DRIESTSINCE
Florida · precipitation record 1912–2026

Fort Lauderdale, FL

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
DRIEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2015
9.99in
10th driest of 113 years · normal 19.44"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 113 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.93in
54th driest of 114 yrs
96% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
9.99in
10th driest of 113 yrs
51% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
22.42in
21st driest of 112 yrs
71% 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

71%
22.42" of a normal 31.63" · wettest 65.97" (2023) · driest 10.37" (2011)

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 Jul 28 ever

5.27in
set in 1915

Rain on Jul 28

39%
of 113 years had measurable rain
1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 5.27″1916: 0.74″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.01″1920: 1.38″1921: 0.03″1922: 0.03″1923: 0.00″1924: 1.11″1925: 0.15″1926: 0.30″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: 0.22″1936: 0.03″1937: 0.08″1938: 0.24″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.30″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 1.30″1947: 0.20″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.10″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.15″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 1.14″1966: 0.06″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.12″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.94″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.05″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.09″1982: 0.35″1983: 1.16″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.05″1987: 0.02″1988: 0.08″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.17″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.33″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.38″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.53″2000: 0.01″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.03″2005: 0.12″2006: 0.84″2007: 0.59″2008: 0.01″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.37″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.13″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 1.82″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.33″2024: 0.33″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″5″6″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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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Fort Lauderdale's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Fort Lauderdale, FL — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:44 AM
Sunset7:10 PM
Solar noon12:27 PM
Daylight13h 25m
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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