 The wettest month recorded at a Florida climate station was during May 1891 when Gainesville , Florida received 30 @.@ 90 inches ( 78 @.@ 5 cm ) . The wettest year on record for a Florida climate station was during 1879 when 127 @.@ 24 inches ( 323 @.@ 2 cm ) fell at Pensacola , Florida . The driest year for a climate station statewide was during 1974 when only 19 @.@ 99 inches ( 50 @.@ 8 cm ) fell at Key West . 
