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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
134 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT MARATHON YESTERDAY...

A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.14 INCHES WAS RECORDED AT THE FLORIDA KEYS
MARATHON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT YESTERDAY, MARCH 16TH. THIS SHATTERS
THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.34 INCHES SET IN 1963.

THIS ALSO RANKS AS THE 7TH HIGHEST RAINFALL OBSERVATION FOR ANY DAY
IN MARCH FOR THE MARATHON AREA.

PRECIPITATION RECORDS AT MARATHON DATE BACK TO 1950.

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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