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

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...THE KEY WEST CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 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             91   04/27/1881
 LOW              48   04/02/1987
HIGHEST           88   04/23                          86  04/03
                                                          04/07
                                                          04/15
LOWEST            70   04/10                          63  04/10
AVG. MAXIMUM    84.2               82.6     1.6     83.1
AVG. MINIMUM    75.2               73.1     2.1     73.6
MEAN            79.7               77.9     1.8     78.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.1    -0.1        0
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       13.14   1941
 MINIMUM        0.00   1959
TOTALS          1.69               2.07   -0.38     2.54
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.07   -0.01     0.08
DAYS >= .01        7                4.5     2.5        9
DAYS >= .10        3                2.8     0.2        6
DAYS >= .50        2                1.1     0.9        2
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.7    -0.7        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.90   04/25 TO 04/25


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1        29                 46     -17       23
COOLING TOTAL    450                386      64      407
 SINCE 1/1      1426               1094     332     1191
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/240    DATE  04/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/250    DATE  04/16

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.26
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           23
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     75

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              6     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                9     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      0
HAZE                      1

-  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, APRIL 2023 AND 2023-TO-DATE

RECORD                    APR 2023     2023
======                    ========   ========
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE           0          7
COOL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      0          0
WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE      3         11
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE           0          0
RAINFALL                      0          0

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