JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – Over 30 centimeters of rain fell in August, and the month is not over yet.

Enormous amounts of rain will clog our streams, roads and sewers, making August 2024 one of the wettest Augusts on record.

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On Monday, the National Weather Service reported that August will be the seventh wettest month on record. For those who follow weather records, they began in 1871.

Additionally, this is the heaviest rainfall we have experienced at Jacksonville International Airport since Tropical Storm Fay in 2008.

Even in certain areas of our region, rainfall is increasing.

On Sunday, August 25, Craig Municipal Airport surpassed the 2002 daily record of 1.55 inches (39.4 cm) by nearly 2 inches (8.2 cm), receiving a total of 3.22 inches (8.2 cm) between midnight and 9 a.m.

With more rain forecast this week, August precipitation totals will continue to climb into the top 10 before Labor Day weekend marks the “unofficial” end of summer.