Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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CXUS52 KKEY 012114
CLMEYW
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
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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)
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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
ROSS