WETTESTSINCE
Florida · precipitation record 1871–2026

Key West, FL

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
15.62in
year to date · normal 16.91"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.13in
26th wettest of 155 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.17in
67th wettest of 156 yrs
110% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
11.16in
64th wettest of 156 yrs
111% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
15.62in
63rd driest of 156 yrs
92% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

22.75in
on Nov 11, 1980 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

0days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 52 days (to Apr 17, 1893)

Wet Streak

5days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 20 days

Year to Date vs Normal

92%
15.62" of a normal 16.91" · wettest 39.43" (1983) · driest 4.62" (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 Jul 28 ever

7.14in
set in 1916

Rain on Jul 28

41%
of 155 years had measurable rain
1871: 0.88″1872: 0.00″1873: 0.04″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.02″1876: 0.86″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.10″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.36″1882: 0.02″1883: 0.12″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.15″1886: 0.02″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.12″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.69″1891: 0.00″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: 0.07″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.01″1904: 0.65″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.02″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.11″1911: 0.33″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.59″1916: 7.14″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.14″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.27″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.04″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.01″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.14″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.61″1937: 0.19″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.08″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.04″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.01″1948: 0.47″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.02″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.03″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.01″1958: 0.49″1959: 0.02″1960: 0.01″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.02″1965: 0.02″1966: 0.01″1967: 0.01″1968: 0.01″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.01″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.04″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.07″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.01″1995: 0.03″1996: 0.13″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.40″2000: 1.44″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.01″2004: 0.55″2005: 0.01″2006: 1.08″2007: 0.21″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.24″2010: 0.02″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.29″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.08″2019: 0.01″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.22″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.18″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.13″0″2″4″6″8″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

Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset7:13 PM
Solar noon12:33 PM
Daylight13h 19m
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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