Florida Annual Rainfall and Climate Data, see below for individual cities 

 Florida Average Annual Precipitation

Florida city precipitation totals

City

Avg Annual Precip

Avg Annual Snow

 Avg. # days of Precip Avg # thunderstorm days Avg # hail days Avg # severe thunderstorm watches per year Avg # tornado watches per year # of tornadoes reported in county, 1960-2010
Apalachicola 56.51 0.0 105 78 0 12 4 36
Daytona Beach 49.29 0.0 115 75 1 5 3 93
Fort Myers 54.19 0.0 112 89 0 12 4 102
Gainesville 48.36 0.0 116 80 0 7 4 40
Jacksonville 52.34 0.0 116 65 1 14 5 56
Key West 38.94 0.0 109 65 0 3 1 62
Miami 58.53 0.0 131 74 0 4 2 123
Orlando 48.35 0.0 116 80 0 5 3 53
Pensacola 64.28 0.2 110 68 0 6 4 79
Tallahassee 63.21 0.0 115 83 1 6 3 19
Tampa 44.77 0.0 106 87 0 14 4 124
Vero Beach 51.93 0.0 126 74 0 14 4 20
West Palm Beach 61.39 0.0 133 79 0 4 3 134
  • Florida Annual Precipitation Average - 54.57 inches, 5th wettest in the U.S.
  • Florida Tornado Average - 45.6 per year - 4th most in the U.S. 
  • Largest reported Tornado in Florida from 1950-2011, 8/13/2004 - 3,000 yards / 1.70 miles wide
  • Date with highest number of reported Tornadoes in Florida from 1950-2011, April 23rd - 35 tornadoes
  • Average time of occurrence of reported Tornadoes in Florida from 1950-2011 - 1:36 pm
  • Florida Annual Lightning Density - 24.7 flashes per square mile - 1st - highest in U.S. 
  • Record Driest year in Florida from 1895-2012 - 1927, avg precipitation 40.83 inches 
  • Record Wettest year in Florida from 1895-2012 - 1947, avg precipitation 72.57 inches 


Florida Precipitation Data

  • Driest location ranked by lowest annual average precipitation: Key West, southern Florida, 38.94"
  • Wettest location ranked by highest annual average precipitation: Pensacola, western Florida, 52.3"
  • Snowiest location ranked by highest annual average snowfall: Pensacola, western Florida, 0.2"
  • State precipitation record for 24 hours - Yankeetown, northwestern Florida, 9/5/1950, 38.7"
  • State precipitation record for 1 year - Pensacola, western Florida, 1879, 127.24"
  • State snow record for 24 hours - Milton Station, western Florida, 3/6/1954, 4.0"
  • Yankeetown, Florida recorded the second highest 24-hour rainfall total in U.S. history with 38.70 inches on 9/5/1950, as a result of Hurricane Easy striking the area
  • Fort Myers, Florida experiences the most thunderstorms in the U.S. with an average of 89 annually.
  • Florida possesses 4 of the Top 10 wettest cities in the United States, ranked by average annual precipitation: Pensacola, Tallahassee, West Palm Beach and Miami
  • Of the Top 10 hottest cities in the nation, seven of them are in Florida: Key West, Miami, West Palm Beach, Ft Myers, Orlando, Vero Beach and Tampa
  • Although Key West is the driest location in Florida with 38.84" of annual precipitation, this amount is still more than the wettest location in South Dakota (29.85"), Nevada (30.60") and New Mexico (28.19")

Data sources: National Climatic Data Center, severe thunderstorm / tornado watch data period is 1999 - 2008, NOAA Storm Prediction Center
State lightning flash density average - 1997-2011, Vaisala, Tornado climate data - NOAA Storm Prediction Center

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