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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
514 PM EDT WED NOV 1 2023

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...THE MARATHON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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             96   10/04/1989
                       10/04/1988
                       10/09/1971
 LOW              56   10/28/1957
                       10/31/1953
HIGHEST           93   10/08                          91  10/11
                                                          10/12
LOWEST            66   10/17                          66  10/19
                                                          10/20
AVG. MAXIMUM    86.7               86.2     0.5     86.2
AVG. MINIMUM    76.1               75.8     0.3     75.5
MEAN            81.4               81.0     0.4     80.8
DAYS MAX >= 90    10                4.6     5.4        6
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       20.34   2011
 MINIMUM        0.36   1988
TOTALS          5.57               5.90   -0.33     1.88
DAILY AVG.      0.18               0.19   -0.01     0.06
DAYS >= .01       13               11.7     1.3       10
DAYS >= .10        8                7.0     1.0        6
DAYS >= .50        4                3.1     0.9        1
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.6    -0.6        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.43   10/14 TO 10/15


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1         0                  0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL    518                496      22      498
 SINCE 1/1      5482               4540     942     5006
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/050    DATE  10/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/070    DATE  10/25

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      4

-  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, OCTOBER 2023 AND 2023-TO-DATE

RECORD                    OCT 2023     2023
======                    ========   ========
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE           5         82
COOL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      1          1
WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE      1         52
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE           0          0
RAINFALL                      0          6

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