Sarasota picked up 65.00 inches of rain in 2017. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 100 days at Sarasota Bradenton Airport; the wettest day brought 8.12 inches on Aug 26, 2017. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 49.05 inches. The total landed 15.95 inches above the normal, which works out to 33% more. 2017 ranks 2nd out of 26 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1999.
Monthly rain totals for 2017. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.
Every day with measurable rain in 2017
Every day with measurable rain in 2017: Sarasota
Date
Rainfall
0.02″ inches
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0.83″ inches
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1.69″ inches
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0.48″ inches
0.07″ inches
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0.56″ inches
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0.12″ inches
1.21″ inches
0.09″ inches
0.01″ inches
Daily totals come from Sarasota Bradenton Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1999. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
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