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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
404 PM EDT TUE SEP 1 2026

...AUGUST 2026 RANKS AS DRIEST AUGUST ON RECORD AT MARATHON...

THE MONTHLY RAINFALL AT THE FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT FOR AUGUST 2026 TOTALED JUST 0.51 INCHES. THIS RANKS AS THE
DRIEST ON RECORD FOR THE MARATHON AREA. THE PREVIOUS DRIEST AUGUST
WAS IN 1990, WHEN 1.40 INCHES OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED.

SUMMER 2026 (JUNE-JULY-AUGUST) ALSO RANKS AS THE THIRD DRIEST ON
RECORD FOR THE MARATHON AREA. THE TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THESE THREE
MONTHS WAS 5.02 INCHES. THE DRIEST SUMMER ON RECORD IS 1956 WITH
4.20 INCHES OF RAINFALL.

RAINFALL RECORDS AT MARATHON DATE BACK TO 1950.

THESE DATA ARE PRELIMINARY AND HAVE NOT UNDERGONE FINAL QUALITY
CONTROL BY THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
/NCEI/. THEREFORE...THESE DATA ARE SUBJECT TO REVISION. FINAL AND
CERTIFIED CLIMATE DATA CAN BE ACCESSED AT WWW.NCEI.NOAA.GOV

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