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CXUS52 KKEY 011746  
CLMMTH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
146 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2023  
   
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..THE MARATHON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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 05/14/2019  
LOW 61 05/10/1963  
HIGHEST 93 05/18 92 05/07  
LOWEST 69 05/02 71 05/11  
AVG. MAXIMUM 89.7 87.5 2.2 88.6  
AVG. MINIMUM 75.6 75.8 -0.2 76.5  
MEAN 82.7 81.7 1.0 82.6  
DAYS MAX >= 90 18 7.4 10.6 15  
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 15.66 2020  
MINIMUM T 1989  
TOTALS 3.73 3.36 0.37 2.65  
DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.11 0.01 0.09  
DAYS >= .01 10 7.9 2.1 9  
DAYS >= .10 8 4.6 3.4 6  
DAYS >= .50 3 2.1 0.9 3  
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.1 -0.1 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 1.00 05/23 TO 05/23  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 0 0 0 0  
SINCE 7/1 44 71 -27 30  
COOLING TOTAL 554 516 38 553  
SINCE 1/1 2193 1623 570 1914    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/020 DATE 05/19  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 35/010 DATE 05/19  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.24  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 25  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 8 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 8 RAIN 6  
LIGHT RAIN 12 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 7  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
MARATHON DAILY RECORDS, MAY 2023 AND 2023-TO-DATE  
 
RECORD MAY 2023 2023  
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MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 3 36  
COOL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 0 0  
WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 0 16  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 0 0  
RAINFALL 0 3  
 
TOP 10 WARMEST MAYS ON RECORD FOR MARATHON  
 
RANKING YEAR AVERAGE (DEG F)  
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1 2019 85.9  
2 2003 84.1  
3 2002 83.4  
4 2011 83.3  
2008 83.3  
6 2017 83.1  
7 2023 82.7 <---  
8 2022 82.6  
9 2010 82.5  
10 2021 82.4  
1995 82.4  
 
TOP 10 WARMEST SPRINGS ON RECORD FOR MARATHON  
(SPRING DEFINED AS MARCH-APRIL-MAY)  
 
RANKING YEAR AVERAGE (DEG F)  
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1 2019 82.1  
2 2023 81.3 <---  
3 2015 80.8  
4 2020 80.6  
5 2022 80.4  
6 2002 80.1  
7 2011 80.0  
8 2003 80.0  
9 2008 79.7  
10 2017 79.6  
 
ROSS  
 
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