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SXUS72 KKEY 160540
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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
140 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT KEY WEST YESTERDAY
..MONTHLY WARM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD TIED YESTERDAY
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT YESTERDAY,
MARCH 15TH, ONLY DIPPED TO 79 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THIS BROKE THE
DAILY WARM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD OF 77 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, SET IN
1973.
THIS READING ALSO TIES THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDED FOR THE
KEY WEST AREA FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES OF 79
DEGREES WERE ON MARCH 20TH (2003), MARCH 31ST (2020), AND JUST
RECENTLY ON MARCH 11TH (2026).
TEMPERATURE RECORDS AT KEY WEST DATE BACK TO 1872.
THESE DATA ARE PRELIMINARY AND HAVE NOT UNDERGONE FINAL QUALITY
CONTROL BY THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
/NCEI/. THEREFORE...THESE DATA ARE SUBJECT TO REVISION. FINAL AND
CERTIFIED CLIMATE DATA CAN BE ACCESSED AT WWW.NCEI.NOAA.GOV.
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