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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1107 AM EDT SAT SEP 02 2023

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...THE KEY WEST CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             97   08/26/1956
 LOW              68   08/06/1913
                       08/04/1894
HIGHEST           95   08/02                          92  08/14
                       08/11
                                                          08/20
LOWEST            76   08/12                          75  08/29
                                                          08/30
AVG. MAXIMUM    91.8               90.6     1.2     89.2
AVG. MINIMUM    83.0               80.5     2.5     80.7
MEAN            87.4               85.5     1.9     84.9
DAYS MAX >= 90    27               19.9     7.1       10
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          6.31               5.37    0.94     2.33
DAILY AVG.      0.20               0.17    0.03     0.08
DAYS >= .01       10               14.6    -4.6       15
DAYS >= .10        8                9.1    -1.1        9
DAYS >= .50        5                3.1     1.9        1
DAYS >= 1.00       2                1.4     0.6        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.83   08/19 TO 08/20


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1         0                  0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL    702                637      65      628
 SINCE 1/1      3999               3436     563     3495
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/160    DATE  08/20
                                32/200          08/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/080    DATE  08/21
                                45/190          08/29

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.23
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           29
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              2
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             15     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                8     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
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 2023 AND 2023-TO-DATE

RECORD                    AUG 2023     2023
======                    ========   ========
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE           6         21
COOL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      0          0
WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE     11         45
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE           0          0
RAINFALL                      1          2


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       2019         86.0
           2003         86.0
           1878         86.0


TOP 10 WARMEST SUMMERS ON RECORD FOR KEY WEST
(SUMMER DEFINED AS JUNE-JULY-AUGUST)

RANKING    YEAR    AVERAGE (DEG F)
=======    ====    ===============
   1       2023         86.8      <---
   2       2020         86.1
   3       2007         85.8
   4       1881         85.6
   5       2019         85.4
           2014         85.4
           1957         85.4
   8       2018         85.2
           2009         85.2
           1998         85.2
           1878         85.2

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