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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1004 AM EDT TUE SEP 3 2024

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...THE KEY WEST CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             97   08/26/1956
 LOW              68   08/06/1913
                       08/04/1894
HIGHEST           96   08/15                          95  08/02
                                                          08/11
LOWEST            75   08/30                          76  08/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    91.0               90.6     0.4     91.8
AVG. MINIMUM    81.2               80.5     0.7     83.0
MEAN            86.1               85.5     0.6     87.4
DAYS MAX >= 90    23               19.9     3.1       27
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       15.83   1926
 MINIMUM        0.92   1915
TOTALS          9.04               5.37    3.67     6.31
DAILY AVG.      0.29               0.17    0.12     0.20
DAYS >= .01       20               14.6     5.4       10
DAYS >= .10       14                9.1     4.9        8
DAYS >= .50        6                3.1     2.9        5
DAYS >= 1.00       3                1.4     1.6        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.06   08/23 TO 08/23


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1         0                  0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL    663                637      26      702
 SINCE 1/1      3709               3436     273     3999
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/160    DATE  08/03
                                37/230          08/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/150    DATE  08/03

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.24
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           28
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     77

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             24     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               14     RAIN                      11
LIGHT RAIN               21     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      7

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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KEY WEST DAILY RECORDS, AUGUST 2024 AND 2024-TO-DATE

RECORD                    AUG 2024     2024
======                    ========   ========
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE           2         10
COOL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      0          1
WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE      2         31
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE           0          0
RAINFALL                      0          3


TOP 10 WARMEST AUGUSTS ON RECORD FOR KEY WEST

RANKING    YEAR    AVERAGE (DEG F)
=======    ====    ===============
   1       2007         87.5
   2       2023         87.4
   3       2020         87.2
   4       1956         86.6
   5       2014         86.4
   6       2009         86.3
           1951         86.3
   8       2024         86.1   <---
   9       2019         86.0
           2003         86.0
           1878         86.0

ROSS