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Tampa, FL

TODAY · 2026
WETTEST TODAY ON RECORD
1.73in
1st wettest of 136 years · normal 0.01"
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Accumulation

TODAY
1.73in
1st wettest of 136 yrs
17300% of normal
MONTH TO DATE
6.07in
62nd driest of 137 yrs
95% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
17.59in
37th driest of 137 yrs
85% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
27.78in
33rd driest of 137 yrs
82% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

11.45in
on May 8, 1979 · in 137 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 52 days (to Nov 29, 1942)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 26 days

Year to Date vs Normal

82%
27.78" of a normal 34.08" · wettest 58.71" (1957) · driest 18.55" (1908)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 135-year record (1891–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 48.72" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1202480.29in
2195976.57in
3195770.43in
4199767.71in
5191267.19in

Driest Years on Record

1195628.89in
2200029.85in
3197731.47in
4190832.25in
5198432.31in

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 (~7.89") and driest in Nov (~1.16"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1960, 20.59".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.73in
set in 2025

Rain on Aug 24

52%
of 136 years had measurable rain
1890: 0.00″1891: 0.72″1892: 0.04″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.09″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.03″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.08″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.03″1901: 0.01″1902: 1.07″1903: 0.10″1904: 0.50″1905: 0.07″1906: 0.41″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.02″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.77″1911: 0.04″1912: 0.00″1913: 1.00″1914: 0.76″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.05″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.15″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.66″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 1.02″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.01″1934: 0.02″1935: 0.66″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 1.22″1940: 0.03″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 1.64″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.44″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.15″1954: 0.17″1955: 0.66″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.24″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.46″1961: 0.80″1962: 0.02″1963: 0.17″1964: 0.63″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.08″1968: 0.00″1969: 1.22″1970: 0.94″1971: 0.42″1972: 0.57″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.05″1978: 0.21″1979: 0.40″1980: 0.36″1981: 0.08″1982: 0.00″1983: 1.49″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.16″1986: 0.01″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.28″1990: 0.32″1991: 0.20″1992: 0.06″1993: 0.00″1994: 1.29″1995: 0.02″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.17″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.97″2004: 0.45″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.72″2007: 0.28″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 1.24″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.34″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.01″2017: 0.01″2018: 0.48″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.28″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.61″2023: 0.03″2024: 0.06″2025: 1.73″0″1″2″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:05 AM
Sunset6:00 PM
Solar noon11:32 AM
Daylight12h 55m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

27.96°N, 82.54°W

Nearby Stations

Lakeland, FL30 mi EBrooksville, FL35 mi NSarasota-Bradenton, FL38 mi SWinter Haven, FL48 mi ELeesburg, FL74 mi NEPunta Gorda, FL79 mi SE

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