DRIESTSINCE
Florida · precipitation record 1911–2026

Sarasota-Bradenton, FL

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2023
17.58in
12th driest of 116 years · normal 27.03"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.06" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 14.74"
1.06in

Accumulation

TODAY
1.55in
8th wettest of 111 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.39in
21st driest of 114 yrs
66% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
10.34in
14th driest of 116 yrs
64% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
17.58in
12th driest of 116 yrs
65% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

11.06in
on Aug 4, 2024 · in 116 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 74 days (to Mar 22, 1911)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 21 days

Year to Date vs Normal

65%
17.58" of a normal 27.03" · wettest 51.41" (1957) · driest 11.14" (2023)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 111-year record (1911–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 51.79" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1195782.98in
2195978.59in
3199778.33in
4202478.07in
5196073.49in

Driest Years on Record

1202327.13in
2194429.45in
3200731.51in
4195631.98in
5195132.05in

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 (~8.11") and driest in Nov (~1.26"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1981, 24.42".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.68in
set in 1978

Rain on Jul 28

42%
of 111 years had measurable rain
1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.53″1914: 0.02″1915: 1.82″1916: 0.52″1918: 0.00″1919: 1.47″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.73″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.10″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 1.65″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.88″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.33″1940: 0.30″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 2.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.13″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.28″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.05″1955: 0.23″1956: 1.84″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 1.81″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.59″1963: 0.04″1964: 0.48″1965: 1.80″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.06″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.71″1973: 0.06″1974: 0.18″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.01″1977: 0.00″1978: 2.68″1979: 1.04″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.85″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.12″1986: 0.25″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.67″1989: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.10″1995: 1.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.02″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.08″2001: 0.01″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 1.12″2005: 0.25″2006: 0.79″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.24″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.81″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 1.25″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.04″2024: 0.23″2025: 1.55″0″1″2″3″1920193019401950196019701980200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Sarasota-Bradenton'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.
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Sarasota-Bradenton'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.
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:52 AM
Sunset6:22 PM
Solar noon11:37 AM
Daylight13h 30m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

27.40°N, 82.56°W

Nearby Stations

Tampa, FL38 mi NPunta Gorda, FL48 mi SELakeland, FL51 mi NEWinter Haven, FL66 mi NEFort Myers, FL70 mi SEBrooksville, FL74 mi N

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