DRIESTSINCE
Florida · precipitation record 1948–2026

Sanford, FL

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
24.15in
year to date · normal 24.6"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
0.92" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 16.1"
0.92in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.09in
27th wettest of 72 yrs
900% of normal
MONTH TO DATE
8.75in
14th wettest of 77 yrs
159% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
19.05in
21st wettest of 77 yrs
125% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
24.15in
35th driest of 78 yrs
98% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

10.17in
on Nov 25, 1992 · in 79 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 38 days (to Dec 10, 1967)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 21 days

Year to Date vs Normal

98%
24.15" of a normal 24.6" · wettest 51.91" (1991) · driest 12.47" (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 Jul 28 ever

2.08in
set in 1954

Rain on Jul 28

53%
of 72 years had measurable rain
1948: 0.60″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.01″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.05″1953: 0.00″1954: 2.08″1956: 0.03″1957: 0.04″1958: 0.02″1959: 0.30″1960: 0.51″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.31″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.01″1967: 0.96″1968: 0.35″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 1.18″1972: 0.00″1974: 0.16″1976: 0.00″1977: 1.31″1978: 0.54″1979: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.01″1983: 0.15″1984: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.18″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.65″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.03″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.34″2003: 1.01″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.91″2008: 0.07″2009: 0.52″2010: 0.05″2011: 0.33″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.11″2014: 0.25″2015: 0.30″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.21″2019: 0.23″2020: 0.79″2021: 0.08″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.10″2025: 0.09″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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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:44 AM
Sunset7:19 PM
Solar noon12:31 PM
Daylight13h 35m
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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