Even though the final totals for January 2016 are not yet in, it’s clear that January is likely to rank in the top ten wettest for Florida since records began in 1895. The ranking map below from the Southeast Regional Climate Center’s Perspectives tool shows the number of stations in the state that are ranked in the top five (dark green) in their station’s historical records, which vary in length. The radar-derived precip map shows the much above normal rainfall that has fallen over the southern peninsula this month.
