Key West FL Most Rain in a Day for Each Year

This page lists the heaviest rainfalls and wettest days of each year in Key West, Florida. The information answers questions like: When was the last time Key West got more than half a foot of rain in a single day? What was the heaviest rainfall of 2019?

This page gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Key West and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign beside it means the same amount of rain also fell on at least one other day earlier that year.

These precipitation extremes were measured at Key West International Airport and go back to 1948, with a few years missing data. Since then the biggest one-day rainstorm recorded there dropped 22.75 inches (577.9 millimetres) of water on November 11, 1980.

Most rain in one day for recent years in Key West
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.47	September 24, 2023	62.7
4.18	September 27, 2022	106.2
3.67	July 06, 2021	93.2
9.37	September 12, 2020	238.0
5.48	December 22, 2019	139.2
3.41	May 25, 2018	86.6
4.39	June 07, 2017	111.5
2.56	August 02, 2016	65.0
5.28	April 29, 2015	134.1
4.13	January 04, 2014	104.9
4.14	May 02, 2013	105.2
4.34	February 05, 2012	110.2
6.91	October 17, 2011	175.5
3.44	October 26, 2010	87.4

Highest daily rainfall recorded at Key West each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
5.05	November 25, 2009	128.3
7.30	October 22, 2008	185.4
5.02	October 20, 2007	127.5
2.83	May 30, 2006	71.9
9.66	August 26, 2005	245.4
1.92	February 25, 2004	48.8
3.37	April 30, 2003	85.6
4.73	September 06, 2002	120.1
2.77	October 21, 2001	70.4
3.52	October 03, 2000	89.4
4.82	October 15, 1999	122.4
2.34	February 02, 1998	59.4
3.18	June 09, 1997	80.8
3.66	October 05, 1996	93.0
2.27	June 20, 1995	57.7
5.73	September 30, 1994	145.5
2.63	January 09, 1993	66.8
5.14	June 25, 1992	130.6
3.28	May 21, 1991	83.3
3.50	May 30, 1990	88.9
4.13	November 25, 1989	104.9
2.48	May 16, 1988	63.0
5.26	March 06, 1987	133.6
6.66	December 08, 1986	169.2
6.19	April 12, 1985	157.2
2.96	June 16, 1984	75.2
6.42	January 22, 1983	163.1
3.91	June 04, 1982	99.3
2.11	August 18, 1981	53.6
22.75	November 11, 1980	577.9
2.70	April 24, 1979	68.6
3.25	May 04, 1978	82.6
5.33	May 04, 1977	135.4
3.64	April 06, 1976	92.5
3.93	June 21, 1975	99.8
1.57	June 16, 1974	39.9
2.50	December 20, 1973	63.5
2.67	June 18, 1972	67.8
6.49	October 12, 1971	164.8
3.85	October 19, 1970	97.8
4.94	October 27, 1969	125.5
2.58	June 03, 1968	65.5
2.25	June 15, 1967	57.2
3.16	October 05, 1966	80.3
3.90	September 08, 1965	99.1
2.61	December 16, 1964	66.3
4.86	September 20, 1963	123.4
2.52	December 01, 1962	64.0
3.30	June 27, 1961	83.8
7.20	May 30, 1960	182.9
7.71	November 20, 1959	195.8
4.39	January 21, 1958	111.5
–	1957	–
–	1956	–
–	1955	–
–	1954	–
–	1953	–
2.35	July 13, 1952	59.7
2.02	November 05, 1951	51.3
3.15	April 05, 1950	80.0
3.06	August 07, 1949	77.7
6.06	September 21, 1948	153.9

Key West - Extreme Daily Rainfall for Each Year

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