DRIESTSINCE
Florida · precipitation record 1914–2026

Punta Gorda, FL

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
27.94in
year to date · normal 27.45"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 110 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
5.53in
39th driest of 111 yrs
86% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
18.3in
52nd driest of 110 yrs
98% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
27.94in
52nd wettest of 109 yrs
102% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

10.65in
on Jun 23, 1995 · in 113 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 68 days (to Mar 7, 1950)

Wet Streak

5days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 24 days

Year to Date vs Normal

102%
27.94" of a normal 27.45" · wettest 52.04" (1947) · driest 11.18" (1964)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 102-year record (1915–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 50.69" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194788.1in
2195986.01in
3199581.06in
4192265.33in
5200364.87in

Driest Years on Record

1200730.01in
2192730.07in
3198131.54in
4199032.85in
5195535.07in

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 (~7.61") and driest in Dec (~1.17"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1974, 23.99".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

3.33in
set in 1960

Rain on Jul 28

49%
of 110 years had measurable rain
1914: 0.00″1915: 0.10″1916: 0.35″1917: 0.00″1919: 1.35″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.15″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.03″1924: 0.72″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.08″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.03″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.70″1931: 1.12″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.50″1934: 0.08″1935: 0.16″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.71″1938: 0.46″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.26″1941: 0.06″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.02″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.75″1948: 0.11″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.01″1952: 1.09″1953: 0.07″1954: 0.03″1955: 0.03″1956: 0.15″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.77″1959: 0.41″1960: 3.33″1961: 0.36″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.20″1965: 0.30″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.01″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.53″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.23″1974: 0.15″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.30″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.68″1983: 0.35″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.09″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.06″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.17″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.28″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.01″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.02″2005: 1.31″2006: 0.53″2007: 0.01″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.92″2011: 0.06″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.09″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.95″2021: 0.06″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.05″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

Punta Gorda'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.
Punta Gorda, FL — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:50 AM
Sunset7:18 PM
Solar noon12:34 PM
Daylight13h 28m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

26.92°N, 81.99°W

Nearby Stations

Fort Myers, FL24 mi SSarasota-Bradenton, FL48 mi NWLakeland, FL74 mi NTampa, FL79 mi NWWinter Haven, FL80 mi NFort Pierce, FL107 mi E

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