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

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...THE KEY WEST CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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             93   10/05/1962
 LOW              59   10/30/1910
                       10/29/1892
HIGHEST           91   10/01                          88  10/18
LOWEST            70   10/17                          66  10/20
                       10/18
AVG. MAXIMUM    87.0               85.8     1.2     84.7
AVG. MINIMUM    77.5               76.8     0.7     75.4
MEAN            82.3               81.3     1.0     80.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     6                1.3     4.7        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       23.56   1933
 MINIMUM        0.74   1972
TOTALS          4.19               5.67   -1.48     2.78
DAILY AVG.      0.14               0.18   -0.04     0.09
DAYS >= .01       12               12.1    -0.1       11
DAYS >= .10        6                7.6    -1.6        6
DAYS >= .50        3                3.3    -0.3        2
DAYS >= 1.00       2                1.5     0.5        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.41   10/14 TO 10/15


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1         0                  0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL    545                505      40      474
 SINCE 1/1      5164               4514     650     4528
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/170    DATE  10/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/160    DATE  10/11

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.29
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     75

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               15     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     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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KEY WEST DAILY RECORDS, OCTOBER 2023 AND 2023-TO-DATE

RECORD                    OCT 2023     2023
======                    ========   ========
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE           2         28
COOL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      0          0
WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE      3         54
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE           0          1
RAINFALL                      0          2


TOP 10 WARMEST OCTOBERS ON RECORD FOR KEY WEST

RANKING    YEAR    AVERAGE (DEG F)
=======    ====    ===============
   1       2018         83.5
           2007         83.5
   3       2019         83.4
   4       2003         82.8
   5       2020         82.7
           2009         82.7
   7       1959         82.5
   8       2023         82.3      <---
           2002         82.3
  10       1960         82.2


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