CXUS52 KKEY 012250 CLMEYW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 650 PM EDT MON APR 1 2024 ................................... ...THE KEY WEST CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 89 03/01/1874 03/25/1873 LOW 47 03/03/1986 HIGHEST 85 03/18 87 03/29 LOWEST 69 03/11 64 03/20 03/24 03/29 AVG. MAXIMUM 81.7 79.6 2.1 81.8 AVG. MINIMUM 73.5 69.3 4.2 73.2 MEAN 77.6 74.4 3.2 77.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 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 9.69 1987 MINIMUM T 1893 1907 1971 TOTALS 4.93 1.53 3.40 0.25 DAILY AVG. 0.16 0.05 0.11 0.01 DAYS >= .01 7 4.8 2.2 4 DAYS >= .10 4 2.9 1.1 1 DAYS >= .50 2 1.1 0.9 0 DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.4 1.6 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.31 03/18 TO 03/19 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 0 4 -4 0 SINCE 7/1 7 46 -39 29 COOLING TOTAL 400 297 103 395 SINCE 1/1 763 708 55 976 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/220 DATE 03/23 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/210 DATE 03/23 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.29 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 23 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 77 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 5 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ KEY WEST DAILY RECORDS, MARCH 2024 AND 2024-TO-DATE RECORD MAR 2024 2024 ====== ======== ======== MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 0 0 COOL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 0 0 WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 4 0 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 0 0 RAINFALL 2 3 TOP 10 WARMEST MARCHES ON RECORD FOR KEY WEST RANKING YEAR AVERAGE (DEG F) ======= ==== =============== 1 1948 78.3 2 2003 77.8 3 2024 77.6 <--- 4 2023 77.5 5 2020 77.4 1997 77.4 1913 77.4 8 1880 77.3 9 1874 77.2 10 1982 77.1 1945 77.1 TOP 10 WETTEST MARCHES ON RECORD FOR KEY WEST RANKING YEAR TOTAL (IN.) ======= ==== =========== 1 1987 9.69 2 1889 6.89 3 1983 6.57 4 1905 6.13 5 2024 4.93 <--- 6 1931 4.44 7 1958 4.41 8 1968 4.36 1936 4.36 10 1917 3.87 ROSS