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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
132 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026

...RECORD DAILY RAINFALL SET AT KEY WEST YESTERDAY...

A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.62 INCHES WAS MEASURED AT KEY WEST YESTERDAY,
MARCH 17TH. THE PREVIOUS DAILY RAINFALL RECORD WAS 1.55 INCHES, SET
IN 1968.

RAINFALL RECORDS AT 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.

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