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Key West, FL

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
17.56in
year to date · normal 20.78"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 155 yrs
0% of normal
MONTH TO DATE
1.94in
41st driest of 156 yrs
59% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
11.65in
76th driest of 156 yrs
99% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
17.56in
46th driest of 156 yrs
84% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

22.75in
on Nov 11, 1980 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 52 days (to Apr 17, 1893)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 20 days

Year to Date vs Normal

84%
17.56" of a normal 20.78" · wettest 41.15" (1983) · driest 5.55" (1927)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 155-year record (1871–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 39.06" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1196962.92in
2198060.42in
3187958.54in
4194758.01in
5195456.85in

Driest Years on Record

1197419.99in
2195620.46in
3189322.0in
4192722.31in
5196122.54in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Sep (~6.16") and driest in Mar (~1.05"). Wettest calendar month ever: Nov 1980, 27.67".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Key West — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.55in
set in 2016

Rain on Aug 24

52%
of 155 years had measurable rain
1871: 0.18″1872: 0.00″1873: 1.03″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.14″1876: 0.67″1877: 0.02″1878: 1.18″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.07″1881: 0.01″1882: 0.14″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.10″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.25″1889: 0.88″1890: 0.02″1891: 0.37″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.05″1902: 0.59″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.41″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.41″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.73″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.36″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.29″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.49″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.07″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.75″1933: 0.12″1934: 0.28″1935: 0.16″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.19″1940: 0.12″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.01″1944: 0.00″1945: 1.61″1946: 0.19″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.12″1950: 0.03″1951: 0.23″1952: 0.12″1953: 0.00″1954: 1.23″1955: 0.27″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.47″1958: 0.02″1959: 0.66″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.05″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.02″1966: 0.01″1967: 0.37″1968: 0.10″1969: 0.22″1970: 0.03″1971: 1.01″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.04″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.10″1976: 0.40″1977: 0.19″1978: 0.26″1979: 0.16″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.06″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.01″1989: 0.01″1990: 0.02″1991: 0.25″1992: 0.32″1993: 1.05″1994: 0.76″1995: 0.47″1996: 0.12″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.04″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.14″2005: 0.08″2006: 0.01″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.07″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.03″2012: 0.14″2013: 0.02″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.01″2016: 2.55″2017: 0.02″2018: 0.12″2019: 0.13″2020: 0.08″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.10″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.13″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Key West's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Key West, FL — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Key West's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Key West, FL — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:05 AM
Sunset6:52 PM
Solar noon12:29 PM
Daylight12h 47m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

24.56°N, 81.75°W

Nearby Stations

Marathon, FL45 mi EMiami, FL123 mi NEFort Myers, FL140 mi NFort Lauderdale, FL144 mi NEPunta Gorda, FL163 mi NWest Palm Beach, FL179 mi NE

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