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Winter Haven, FL

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
31.56in
year to date · normal 33.13"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.25in
19th wettest of 82 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.73in
26th driest of 83 yrs
72% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
21.28in
39th wettest of 86 yrs
106% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
31.56in
34th driest of 86 yrs
95% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

10.05in
on Jun 24, 1945 · in 86 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 44 days (to May 6, 1981)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 20 days

Year to Date vs Normal

95%
31.56" of a normal 33.13" · wettest 52.06" (1957) · driest 17.63" (1999)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 77-year record (1942–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 48.22" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1195973.28in
2196069.61in
3195765.94in
4194765.09in
5194863.71in

Driest Years on Record

1199928.27in
2200030.35in
3200631.95in
4202531.98in
5200932.73in

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 (~7.37") and driest in Nov (~1.23"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1960, 17.26".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

3.18in
set in 2007

Rain on Aug 24

46%
of 82 years had measurable rain
1941: 0.96″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.14″1946: 0.00″1948: 0.85″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 1.10″1953: 0.22″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.51″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.99″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.33″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.16″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.06″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.26″1969: 0.33″1970: 0.03″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.11″1973: 0.03″1974: 0.12″1975: 0.00″1977: 0.10″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.13″1981: 0.28″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.33″1985: 0.10″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.78″1992: 0.10″1993: 0.00″1994: 1.05″1995: 0.96″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.01″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.12″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 3.18″2008: 0.47″2009: 0.09″2010: 0.47″2011: 0.02″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.01″2014: 0.00″2015: 1.04″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.99″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.05″2023: 0.06″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.25″0″1″2″3″4″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Winter Haven'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.
Winter Haven, FL — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Winter Haven'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.
Winter Haven, FL — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:01 AM
Sunset6:57 PM
Solar noon12:29 PM
Daylight12h 55m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

28.06°N, 81.76°W

Nearby Stations

Lakeland, FL18 mi WOrlando, FL36 mi NETampa, FL48 mi WBrooksville, FL51 mi NWLeesburg, FL52 mi NSanford, FL58 mi NE

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