LIVE OAK, FLA., JUNE 13, 2025 – To help enhance public awareness of water levels and the impact rainfall has on current conditions in North Florida, the Suwannee River Water Management District (District) has released its Hydrologic Conditions Report for the month of May.
This monthly report highlights rainfall, surface water and groundwater levels, a climate and drought outlook, as well as other scientific data that can be utilized to help educate the public about the impact rainfall has on North Florida.
Notable highlights from the month of May include:
- The District received an average rainfall of 3.76 inches, which was approximately 8 percent higher than the 1932-2024 average of 3.48 inches. Despite the above average rainfall, the 12-month period ending May 31 reflected a Districtwide rainfall deficit of 3.33 inches, an increase from the end of April.
- Most counties in the District received between 2 inches and 5 inches of rain, though parts of Alachua, Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, and Union counties received more than 6 inches of rainfall.
- Many of the river gages in the District finished the month in the normal (25th to 75th percentile) flow range. However, the Worthington Springs and Graham gages on the Santa Fe River showed flows in the below normal (10th to 25th percentile) range.
- Upper Floridan Aquifer levels across the District reflected low, normal, high, and extremely high (above 90th percentile) levels for the month and ended May with an average around the 54th percentile.
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) three-month seasonal outlook suggests above normal temperatures along with above normal precipitation throughout the District from June to August 2025.
- The U.S. Drought Monitor report released on June 5 shows all or parts of most counties – Hamilton, Lafayette, Suwannee, and Taylor being the exceptions – with abnormally dry conditions.
The full report can be found on the District’s website under the Science & Data tab. It is typically updated the second week of each month, and reports from the previous five years are available for viewing.
The mission of the Suwannee River Water Management District is to protect and manage water resources using science-based solutions to support natural systems and the needs of the public. Headquartered in Live Oak, Florida, the District serves 15 surrounding north-central Florida counties.
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