Ocala experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall. Rain falls throughout the year in Ocala. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around June 28, with an average total accumulation of 6.1 inches. The least rain falls around November 10, with an average total accumulation of 1.7 inches.
Andiron: Andiron,, one of a pair of horizontal iron bars upon which wood is supported in an open fireplace. The oldest of fireplace furnishings, andirons were used widely from the
Back in the 16th Century, when they first emerged, andirons served a functional purpose in addition to being decorative. Shaped like an ``L,`` they were developed from crude iron bars called ``hand irons`` and were used to lift logs up off the hearth floor to increase air circulation underneath for a more robust fire.