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CXUS52 KKEY 012250
CLMMTH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
650 PM EDT MON APR 1 2024
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..THE MARATHON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1950 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 90 03/30/2023
03/16/2019
LOW 48 03/15/1993
03/02/1986
HIGHEST 86 03/05 90 03/30
03/07
LOWEST 68 03/29 62 03/20
AVG. MAXIMUM 81.8 80.7 1.1 85.4
AVG. MINIMUM 73.0 68.5 4.5 72.7
MEAN 77.4 74.6 2.8 79.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 1
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 7.03 1983
MINIMUM T 1995
TOTALS 4.18 1.33 2.85 1.02
DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.04 0.09 0.03
DAYS >= .01 6 5.8 0.2 3
DAYS >= .10 4 2.4 1.6 2
DAYS >= .50 2 0.8 1.2 1
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.1 0.9 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.51 03/22 TO 03/23
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 5 -5 0
SINCE 7/1 8 71 -63 44
COOLING TOTAL 389 302 87 443
SINCE 1/1 794 708 86 1113
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 24/330 DATE 03/19
24/130 03/22
24/320 03/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/290 DATE 03/28
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) 73
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 3 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
MARATHON DAILY RECORDS, MARCH 2024 AND 2024-TO-DATE
RECORD MAR 2024 2024
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MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 0 3
COOL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 0 0
WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 4 8
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 0 0
RAINFALL 1 2
TOP 10 WARMEST MARCHES ON RECORD FOR MARATHON
RANKING YEAR AVERAGE (DEG F)
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1 2003 79.2
2 2023 79.1
3 2022 78.3
4 2020 78.1
5 2015 77.9
2012 77.9
7 2019 77.7
8 2024 77.4 <---
9 2016 77.0
10 2008 76.9
TOP 10 WETTEST MARCHES ON RECORD FOR MARATHON
RANKING YEAR TOTAL (IN.)
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1 1983 7.03
2 1967 5.80
3 1987 5.69
4 1986 5.03
5 1998 4.80
6 1958 4.57
7 2003 4.33
8 1959 4.21
9 2024 4.18 <---
10 1991 3.91
ROSS
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