837 SXUS72 KKEY 012142 REREYW RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 0541 PM EDT THU OCT 01 2026 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT KEY WEST... A RECORD RAINFALL OF 3.64 INCHES WAS SET AT KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 2.5 INCHES SET IN 1943. RAINFALL RECORDS FOR KEY WEST DATE BACK TO 1871. 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. $$ MJV