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Annual precipitation in Alachua County

1895 – 2025 · 131 data points 15 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance, 1895 – 2025

Annual precipitation, 1895 – 2025 inches · Alachua County
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1915 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1937 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1959 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1981 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2003 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
47.6 in
2025 

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance, 1895 – 2025

Compared with Annual precipitation · inches
Alachua County
47.6 in
Florida
44.7 in
United States
29.3 in

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance

The series at a glance Alachua County · 1895 – 2025
Latest value 47.6 in · 2025
First value 47.0 in · 1895
Highest 74.4 in · 1964
Lowest 37.3 in · 2006
Data points 131

By year

All years · 1895 – 2025

YearAlachua CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2025 47.6 in −8.2 in 44.7 in 29.3 in
2024 55.9 in −2.0 in 56.8 in 31.6 in
2023 57.9 in +3.5 in 54.4 in 29.5 in
2022 54.4 in −10.6 in 54.8 in 28.5 in
2021 65.0 in +11.5 in 55.4 in 30.4 in
2020 53.6 in +0.7 in 58.0 in 30.4 in
2019 52.8 in −13.6 in 52.1 in 34.8 in
2018 66.5 in +3.0 in 60.5 in 34.6 in
2017 63.5 in +17.1 in 58.6 in 32.3 in
2016 46.4 in −5.9 in 53.4 in 31.4 in
2015 52.3 in −6.7 in 52.9 in 34.6 in
2014 59.0 in +6.8 in 59.1 in 30.8 in
2013 52.1 in −7.4 in 56.9 in 31.0 in
2012 59.5 in +16.5 in 55.1 in 27.5 in
2011 43.0 in −2.0 in 46.8 in 30.1 in
2010 45.0 in −8.1 in 48.1 in 31.4 in
2009 53.1 in +7.9 in 53.8 in 32.3 in
2008 45.2 in +1.1 in 53.1 in 31.2 in
2007 44.1 in +6.8 in 43.7 in 29.2 in
2006 37.3 in −16.9 in 41.0 in 29.8 in
2005 54.2 in −10.3 in 59.5 in 30.1 in
2004 64.5 in +10.8 in 57.2 in 33.2 in
2003 53.7 in −4.7 in 58.8 in 30.5 in
2002 58.4 in +12.8 in 58.5 in 29.0 in
2001 45.6 in +5.3 in 52.2 in 29.0 in
2000 40.3 in −4.8 in 40.3 in 28.2 in
1999 45.2 in −8.7 in 49.7 in 28.5 in
1998 53.9 in −5.7 in 57.0 in 33.8 in
1997 59.6 in +2.4 in 59.6 in 31.8 in
1996 57.2 in +3.2 in 54.0 in 33.7 in
1995 54.0 in +2.1 in 59.1 in 32.7 in
1994 51.9 in +3.7 in 64.8 in 30.6 in
1993 48.2 in −6.8 in 49.9 in 32.6 in
1992 55.0 in −1.7 in 56.2 in 31.2 in
1991 56.7 in +12.8 in 62.6 in 32.4 in
1990 43.9 in −0.9 in 42.6 in 32.2 in
1989 44.8 in −16.5 in 48.7 in 29.0 in
1988 61.4 in +11.9 in 52.5 in 25.9 in
1987 49.5 in −3.6 in 52.8 in 29.0 in
1986 53.1 in −3.6 in 52.4 in 31.4 in
1985 56.7 in +11.6 in 52.3 in 30.0 in
1984 45.1 in −17.3 in 49.3 in 31.4 in
1983 62.3 in −1.5 in 64.9 in 34.7 in
1982 63.8 in +24.6 in 61.3 in 33.8 in
1981 39.2 in −8.5 in 44.5 in 29.9 in
1980 47.7 in −15.3 in 49.3 in 28.2 in
1979 63.0 in +9.3 in 59.9 in 32.7 in
1978 53.7 in +13.6 in 53.3 in 30.1 in
1977 40.1 in −7.9 in 48.0 in 30.4 in
1976 48.0 in −6.4 in 51.6 in 26.3 in
1975 54.4 in +2.5 in 55.2 in 33.0 in
1974 51.8 in −0.5 in 48.5 in 30.6 in
1973 52.3 in −7.8 in 56.4 in 34.9 in
1972 60.1 in +4.9 in 52.1 in 31.7 in
1971 55.2 in −2.9 in 48.6 in 30.3 in
1970 58.1 in +0.9 in 53.1 in 29.7 in
1969 57.2 in +5.5 in 60.4 in 30.6 in
1968 51.8 in +0.6 in 52.3 in 30.4 in
1967 51.2 in −4.5 in 47.7 in 29.6 in
1966 55.7 in −7.7 in 57.6 in 27.4 in
1965 63.5 in −11.0 in 54.7 in 29.8 in
1964 74.4 in +28.8 in 63.5 in 30.2 in
1963 45.6 in +0.0 in 51.0 in 25.7 in
1962 45.6 in −5.4 in 48.6 in 28.6 in
1961 51.1 in −14.7 in 44.4 in 31.2 in
1960 65.7 in +2.7 in 63.2 in 28.7 in
1959 63.0 in +4.9 in 70.8 in 30.6 in
1958 58.1 in +2.3 in 57.2 in 30.2 in
1957 55.9 in +8.5 in 61.4 in 33.8 in
1956 47.3 in +6.4 in 43.9 in 25.4 in
1955 41.0 in +2.2 in 42.4 in 27.7 in
1954 38.7 in −26.4 in 45.0 in 26.2 in
1953 65.1 in +20.7 in 67.3 in 28.3 in
1952 44.4 in −5.6 in 49.5 in 26.3 in
1951 50.0 in −6.5 in 50.3 in 31.2 in
1950 56.4 in +2.4 in 47.8 in 30.9 in
1949 54.1 in −8.3 in 55.2 in 30.3 in
1948 62.4 in −1.1 in 63.3 in 30.7 in
1947 63.5 in +10.7 in 72.9 in 29.4 in
1946 52.8 in −3.8 in 54.3 in 31.1 in
1945 56.6 in −2.4 in 55.5 in 33.0 in
1944 58.9 in +14.7 in 53.2 in 30.6 in
1943 44.2 in −5.8 in 48.9 in 26.8 in
1942 50.1 in −9.9 in 53.4 in 31.3 in
1941 59.9 in +12.2 in 59.1 in 32.8 in
1940 47.8 in −1.1 in 51.7 in 30.4 in
1939 48.8 in +2.6 in 53.6 in 26.3 in
1938 46.2 in −13.1 in 42.9 in 29.7 in
1937 59.3 in +7.9 in 57.7 in 30.5 in
1936 51.4 in +0.2 in 57.8 in 27.3 in
1935 51.2 in −0.2 in 52.7 in 29.5 in
1934 51.3 in −3.9 in 53.0 in 25.8 in
1933 55.2 in +7.0 in 54.8 in 27.5 in
1932 48.1 in +9.2 in 53.7 in 30.4 in
1931 38.9 in −20.4 in 42.5 in 27.5 in
1930 59.4 in +2.5 in 60.4 in 25.6 in
1929 56.8 in −5.3 in 58.9 in 30.1 in
1928 62.1 in +23.1 in 62.2 in 29.5 in
1927 39.0 in −16.4 in 41.0 in 32.0 in
1926 55.4 in +9.7 in 61.8 in 30.9 in
1925 45.6 in −12.2 in 51.8 in 27.0 in
1924 57.9 in +10.1 in 61.3 in 26.5 in
1923 47.7 in −4.9 in 51.0 in 31.7 in
1922 52.6 in +9.5 in 58.9 in 29.9 in
1921 43.1 in −18.4 in 45.0 in 28.8 in
1920 61.6 in +2.9 in 57.9 in 31.3 in
1919 58.7 in +6.7 in 56.7 in 31.7 in
1918 52.0 in +11.8 in 49.5 in 28.8 in
1917 40.2 in −4.1 in 43.1 in 25.3 in
1916 44.3 in −11.3 in 47.3 in 29.4 in
1915 55.6 in +6.4 in 56.9 in 32.8 in
1914 49.2 in +3.3 in 50.5 in 28.8 in
1913 45.9 in −18.4 in 48.2 in 29.8 in
1912 64.3 in +16.9 in 63.5 in 30.5 in
1911 47.4 in −1.8 in 48.7 in 29.5 in
1910 49.2 in +4.1 in 51.1 in 24.9 in
1909 45.1 in +4.9 in 49.2 in 31.2 in
1908 40.2 in −5.8 in 47.2 in 29.8 in
1907 45.9 in −9.8 in 49.3 in 30.9 in
1906 55.7 in −0.5 in 54.9 in 32.8 in
1905 56.2 in +7.7 in 57.8 in 32.6 in
1904 48.5 in −6.8 in 48.0 in 27.9 in
1903 55.3 in +3.1 in 56.6 in 29.4 in
1902 52.2 in −7.6 in 52.5 in 30.6 in
1901 59.8 in +2.0 in 58.5 in 27.6 in
1900 57.8 in +13.8 in 61.7 in 30.6 in
1899 44.0 in −9.3 in 51.5 in 28.7 in
1898 53.3 in −1.0 in 53.7 in 29.6 in
1897 54.3 in +5.9 in 57.0 in 29.7 in
1896 48.4 in +1.5 in 50.3 in 29.8 in
1895 47.0 in 52.0 in 27.5 in

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance, 1895 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryAnnual precipitation
1 Bay County 64.0 in
2 Washington County 61.9 in
3 Indian River County 61.5 in
4 Dixie County 60.9 in
5 St. Lucie County 60.0 in
6 Jefferson County 59.8 in
7 Walton County 59.7 in
8 Charlotte County 59.5 in
9 Calhoun County 59.0 in
10 Holmes County 58.9 in
11 Lee County 58.7 in
12 Manatee County 58.5 in
13 Leon County 58.5 in
14 DeSoto County 58.5 in
15 Okeechobee County 57.9 in
16 Highlands County 57.7 in
17 Sarasota County 57.5 in
18 Escambia County 57.5 in
19 Wakulla County 57.2 in
20 Glades County 57.2 in
21 Hillsborough County 56.9 in
22 Collier County 56.9 in
23 Taylor County 56.8 in
24 Jackson County 56.7 in
25 Okaloosa County 56.5 in
…
54 Hamilton County 47.6 in
55 Marion County 46.9 in
56 Lake County 46.6 in
57 Alachua County 46.4 in
58 Union County 45.8 in
59 Volusia County 45.4 in
60 Baker County 45.3 in
…

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance, 2016

What it means

Rain and snow (as water) that fell during the year.

How it is calculated

Sum of daily precipitation at the nearest weather station; months with a few missing days are scaled up, years with incomplete months are left out.