Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Key West, FL

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST, FL
215 AM EDT SAT SEP 1 2012

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...THE KEY WEST CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2012

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            90   08/23                         92  08/24
                        08/05                             08/23
                        08/04                             08/14
LOWEST             72   08/25                         76  08/31
                                                          08/08
AVG. MAXIMUM     87.4              89.4    -2.0     90.2
AVG. MINIMUM     79.4              79.6    -0.2     80.9
MEAN             83.4              84.5    -1.1     85.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      4              13.5    -9.5       22
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           3.25              5.38   -2.13    11.25
DAILY AVG.       0.10              0.17   -0.07     0.36
DAYS >= .01        15              14.2     0.8       23
DAYS >= .10         7               8.9    -1.9       17
DAYS >= .50         2               3.2    -1.2        7
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.5    -0.5        5

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL     577               604     -27      643
 SINCE 1/1       3326              3189     137     3457
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/160    DATE  08/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    54/010    DATE  08/26

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)    0
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           28
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               20     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       6     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

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

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