Summer is over…at least climatologically. 

June through August is considered the climatological summer. So, if you think the summer was very rainy, you are right. In a normal year about half of the annual rainfall comes during June, July and August. 

The seven county area ranged from 2 to 14 inches above normal.

Lakeland had the number one wettest summer on record. The records kept there started in 1915. Tampa and St. Petersburg came in at the 9th wettest. 

Here are some of the summer rainfall totals for 2013:

City
 2013
 Normal
Bartow
 22.98” 24.24”
Brooksville
 37.96”
 23.41”
Inverness
 28.34” 23.59”
Parrish 30.13” 
 24.42”
Plant City  
 32.35” 
 24.54”
Ruskin 31.99”  
 N/A
Sarasota-Bradenton Airport 
 30.47”
 24.63”
St. Petersburg/Albert Whitted 33.34”
 22.10” 
St. Pete/Clearwater Airport
 37.72” 25.10”
Tampa 
 33.40”
 21.52”
Tarpon Springs 29.60”
 23.10”
Weeki Wachee 31.06”
 21.96”
Winter Haven 25.34”
 23.07”


Here are some other 2013 summer rainfall totals: (These locations do not have an established normal rainfall)

Crystal River   
 40.29"
Hernando       
 34.12”
Citrus Springs    
 30.44”                    
Spring Hill           
 35.81”
Brookridge        
 35.63”
Carrollwood      
 37.94”
Citrus Park         
 31.62"
Northdale     
 32.37”
Lutz                     
 34.47”
Brandon             
 30.52”
Bloomingdale   
 24.80”
Lakewood Ranch 
 35.23”
Near Willow      
 31.15”
Zephyrhills        
 34.42”
Dade City            
 33.75”
Hudson              
 33.50”
Land O Lakes     
 34.66”
Port Richey       
 25.38”
Largo                    
 43.40”
South Pasadena
 36.32”
Seminole           
 36.03”
Palm Harbor      
 31.62”
Dunedin              
 28.52”
Frostproof         
 33.50”
Lake Wales        
 30.77”
Auburndale       
 27.15”
Dundee               
 25.39”
Eagle Lake         
 28.34”