stain for Florida ?
 

is there a special stain I can use in Florida ? whatever stain I use here the sun and rain are so intense it is very quickly reduced back to no color

Hmmm... I found this (http://www.messmers.com/prod_uv_faq.html) it has UV protectants in it to protect the stain for the sun, not so sure about the rain though. Everyone I know that lives in florida have composite decking so they do not need to have stains or paints.