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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
626 PM EDT MON MAY 1 2023

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...THE MARATHON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1950 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             94   04/16/2020
                       04/26/2019
                       04/26/2015
 LOW              52   04/04/1987
HIGHEST           91   04/22                          90  04/06
                       04/27
                       04/28
                                                          04/07
                                                          04/15
LOWEST            70   04/25                          60  04/10
AVG. MAXIMUM    88.5               84.1     4.4     86.3
AVG. MINIMUM    75.9               72.5     3.4     74.1
MEAN            82.2               78.3     3.9     80.2
DAYS MAX >= 90    13                1.9    11.1        4
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       10.21   2012
 MINIMUM        0.00   1998
TOTALS          2.91               2.11    0.80     1.90
DAILY AVG.      0.10               0.07    0.03     0.06
DAYS >= .01        7                5.0     2.0        9
DAYS >= .10        4                2.4     1.6        3
DAYS >= .50        2                1.2     0.8        1
DAYS >= 1.00       2                0.9     1.1        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.28   04/25 TO 04/25


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1        44                 71     -27       30
COOLING TOTAL    526                399     127      465
 SINCE 1/1      1639               1107     532     1361
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/060    DATE  04/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/080    DATE  04/11

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.21
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           25
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       4     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      6

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

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MARATHON DAILY RECORDS, APRIL 2023 AND 2023-TO-DATE

RECORD                    APR 2023     2023
======                    ========   ========
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE           9         33
COOL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      0          0
WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE      5         16
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE           0          0
RAINFALL                      1          3


TOP 10 WARMEST APRILS ON RECORD FOR MARATHON

RANKING    YEAR    AVERAGE (DEG F)
=======    ====    ===============
   1       2020         82.9
   2       2019         82.7
   3       2023         82.2      <---
   4       2015         82.1
   5       2013         81.7
   6       2011         81.3
   7       2002         80.3
   8       2022         80.2
   9       2018         79.9
  10       2017         79.6

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