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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL                                
200 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008

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...THE KEY WEST CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2008


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         85    239 PM  90    1991  85      0       86       
                                      1989                          
                                      1967                          
  MINIMUM         75   1159 PM  64    1917  76     -1       78       
  AVERAGE         80                        81     -1       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.89 1923   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.55  -1.55     1.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.05                      5.47  -2.42     3.79    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.79                      9.20  -3.41     5.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         6     -5        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     27                        62    -35       27       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        16     -1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  239                       237      2      243       
  SINCE MAR 1    915                       875     40      913       
  SINCE JAN 1   1416                      1230    186     1373       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69                                                       
 LOWEST     55                                                       
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE KEY WEST CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        92      1878                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        66      1951                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE   642 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 PM EDT   
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE   642 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 PM EDT   

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

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