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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
418 PM EST MON DEC 18 2023

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...THE KEY WEST CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 2023...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2023


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         77    217 PM  87    1880  78     -1       82       
  MINIMUM         70    749 AM  52    1882  68      2       74       
  AVERAGE         74                        73      1       78     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          3.28 2009   0.07  -0.07      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    3.32                      1.30   2.02     0.83     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.32                      1.30   2.02     0.83     
  SINCE JAN 1     34.46                     39.58  -5.12    36.19     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            9                         8      1       13        
  MONTH TO DATE  173                       162     11      214        
  SINCE DEC 1    173                       162     11      214        
  SINCE JAN 1   5738                      5024    714     5177        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    73                                                        
 LOWEST     58                                                        
 AVERAGE    66                                                        

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THE KEY WEST CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        85      2016                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        51      1901                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER 18 2023......SUNRISE   705 AM EST   SUNSET   542 PM EST     
DECEMBER 19 2023......SUNRISE   705 AM EST   SUNSET   543 PM EST     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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