TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Much-needed rain fell across the Big Bend and South Georgia to begin December. Rain fell on seven of the first eight days in Tallahassee.
Tallahassee International Airport received 3.01 inches of rain during the stretch of rainy days. That is a significant difference from the previous three months combined.
A big difference between rainfall in December versus the last three months.(WCTV)
Here are some other December totals for the Big Bend and South Georgia:
CityRainfall TotalsValdosta2.02 inchesApalachicola2.60 inchesMarianna4.09 inchesAlbany3.78 inches
The much-needed rain did help the drought somewhat across the area. The rain helped reduce the drought in Tallahassee, Thomasville, Bainbridge, Cairo, Quincy and Monticello from exceptional drought, the highest category (category four drought), to severe extreme drought (category three drought).
Other communities like Perry, Crawfordville, Madison, Hamilton and Live Oak are improving from extreme to severe drought. Check out the comparison between last week (first) and this week’s (second) update below:
A look at the drought monitor last week before the rain.(WCTV)
Seeing some improvement in the latest drought monitor after beneficial rain to start this month.(WCTV)
While the rain was beneficial across the area, we are still several inches behind the yearly normal.
In a typical calendar year, the average rainfall between January 1 and early December is 55.87 inches of rain. 44.97 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2025, which is nearly 11 inches below the 30-year average.
Tallahassee is still almost 11 inches below average for yearly rainfall despite the recent rainfall.(WCTV)
Between September 1 and November 30, known as meteorological fall, the capital city picked up 1.59 inches of rain, and 0.10 inches in November. The dry turkey month was the third driest in Tallahassee’s history, dating back to 1900.
November 2025 marked the third driest November dating back to 1900 in the capital city.(WCTV)
Looking ahead, rain chances look low the next week or two as the weather pattern shifts to a more northerly storm track.
Heading into Christmas week, the mostly dry weather looks to persist.(WCTV)
Stay with WCTV as we get closer to winter, we will have a look at what to expect heading into winter 2026 and if the dry weather pattern will continue.
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