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Fort Myers, FL

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2009
27.28in
12th driest of 125 years · normal 36.48"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.62" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 15.66"
1.62in

Accumulation

TODAY
1.12in
14th wettest of 124 yrs
5600% of normal
MONTH TO DATE
4.38in
25th driest of 125 yrs
65% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
18.94in
16th driest of 126 yrs
73% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
27.28in
12th driest of 125 yrs
75% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

9.92in
on Oct 21, 1924 · in 135 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 66 days (to Mar 4, 2001)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 26 days

Year to Date vs Normal

75%
27.28" of a normal 36.48" · wettest 57.91" (1912) · driest 19.54" (1964)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 114-year record (1902–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 54.55" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1202480.45in
2194780.17in
3192277.35in
4198374.85in
5200574.46in

Driest Years on Record

1196432.83in
2192732.85in
3194433.93in
4195634.28in
5198835.0in

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 Jul (~8.73") and driest in Nov (~1.11"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 2024, 22.28".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

7.47in
set in 1913

Rain on Aug 24

56%
of 124 years had measurable rain
1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 3.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.62″1912: 0.55″1913: 7.47″1914: 1.24″1916: 0.17″1917: 2.81″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.26″1921: 0.13″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 1.34″1926: 0.20″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.44″1929: 0.20″1930: 0.21″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.02″1933: 0.08″1934: 0.02″1935: 0.06″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.01″1939: 0.30″1940: 0.01″1941: 0.52″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.02″1945: 2.03″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.04″1949: 0.15″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.14″1957: 2.68″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.06″1961: 0.45″1962: 1.94″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.20″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.02″1971: 0.04″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.54″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.51″1977: 0.27″1978: 0.02″1979: 0.63″1980: 0.53″1981: 0.03″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.25″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.36″1986: 0.32″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.05″1991: 0.15″1992: 0.58″1993: 0.00″1994: 1.13″1995: 5.11″1996: 0.01″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.12″2000: 0.03″2001: 1.47″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.91″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.94″2008: 0.39″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.96″2011: 0.28″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.53″2014: 0.95″2015: 0.14″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.59″2018: 1.30″2019: 0.02″2020: 0.26″2021: 0.58″2022: 2.92″2023: 0.16″2024: 0.19″2025: 1.12″0″2″4″6″8″191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Fort Myers'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 Myers, FL — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Fort Myers'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 Myers, FL — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:03 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Solar noon12:30 PM
Daylight12h 52m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

26.59°N, 81.86°W

Nearby Stations

Punta Gorda, FL24 mi NSarasota-Bradenton, FL70 mi NWLakeland, FL98 mi NWinter Haven, FL102 mi NTampa, FL103 mi NWWest Palm Beach, FL109 mi E

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