Florida · THREADEX · 1872–2026

Key West, FL

24.557°N, 81.755°W · station EYWthr · 155 years of record
84°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Key West.
85°TUE7/1485°WED7/1585°THU7/1684°FRI7/1784°SAT7/1884°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#146 / 153
coldest Jul 17 in 153 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

68°F
set in 1888

Mildest Jul 17 ever

85°F
set in 2024

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Key West. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
6876851872: 79°F1874: 78°F1875: 79°F1876: 80°F1877: 79°F1878: 80°F1879: 80°F1880: 82°F1881: 82°F1882: 78°F1883: 81°F1884: 80°F1885: 80°F1886: 77°F1887: 78°F1888: 68°F1889: 79°F1890: 77°F1891: 80°F1892: 79°F1893: 80°F1894: 80°F1895: 76°F1896: 80°F1897: 77°F1898: 75°F1899: 78°F1900: 78°F1901: 78°F1902: 81°F1903: 79°F1904: 78°F1905: 77°F1906: 79°F1907: 78°F1908: 80°F1909: 74°F1910: 80°F1911: 79°F1912: 78°F1913: 76°F1914: 80°F1915: 79°F1916: 77°F1917: 77°F1918: 79°F1919: 78°F1920: 78°F1921: 80°F1922: 79°F1923: 81°F1924: 80°F1925: 78°F1926: 77°F1927: 80°F1928: 81°F1929: 78°F1930: 81°F1931: 77°F1932: 80°F1933: 76°F1934: 76°F1935: 80°F1936: 81°F1937: 78°F1938: 80°F1939: 79°F1940: 75°F1941: 76°F1942: 80°F1943: 81°F1944: 81°F1945: 80°F1946: 79°F1947: 82°F1948: 80°F1949: 76°F1950: 80°F1951: 76°F1952: 73°F1953: 75°F1954: 76°F1955: 76°F1956: 78°F1957: 78°F1958: 82°F1959: 79°F1960: 81°F1961: 76°F1962: 81°F1963: 79°F1964: 78°F1965: 82°F1966: 77°F1967: 77°F1968: 80°F1969: 76°F1970: 79°F1971: 82°F1972: 78°F1973: 81°F1974: 79°F1975: 79°F1976: 81°F1977: 75°F1978: 81°F1979: 81°F1980: 75°F1981: 82°F1982: 77°F1983: 79°F1984: 78°F1985: 78°F1986: 82°F1987: 75°F1988: 81°F1989: 78°F1990: 79°F1991: 84°F1992: 81°F1993: 81°F1994: 80°F1995: 77°F1996: 74°F1997: 76°F1998: 83°F1999: 75°F2000: 84°F2001: 83°F2002: 76°F2003: 78°F2004: 77°F2005: 80°F2006: 82°F2007: 83°F2008: 80°F2009: 83°F2010: 84°F2011: 84°F2012: 78°F2013: 72°F2014: 84°F2015: 80°F2016: 76°F2017: 82°F2018: 84°F2019: 83°F2020: 78°F2021: 81°F2022: 83°F2023: 84°F2024: 85°F2025: 83°F84° forecast187220251888

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1784°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record68°F
This-date rank#146 of 153
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record41°F (1886)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1872–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Key West in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan90°F187741°F1886
Feb87°F187444°F1899
Mar89°F187347°F1986
Apr91°F188148°F1987
May94°F201963°F1877
Jun96°F188165°F1932
Jul97°F188068°F1888
Aug97°F195668°F1894
Sep95°F187269°F1892
Oct93°F196259°F1892
Nov91°F187649°F1959
Dec88°F187644°F1876
All-time97°F188041°F1886

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Key West so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

1 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

3 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

0 days
record run, ended —

So far in 2026

0 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Key West's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 80°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 75°FJan: 65°FFeb: 77°FFeb: 67°FMar: 79°FMar: 69°FApr: 82°FApr: 73°FMay: 85°FMay: 76°FJun: 88°FJun: 79°FJul: 90°FJul: 80°FAug: 90°FAug: 80°FSep: 88°FSep: 79°FOct: 85°FOct: 77°FNov: 80°FNov: 72°FDec: 77°FDec: 68°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:46 AM
Sunset7:19 PM
Solar noon12:33 PM
Daylight13h 32m · losing 4 min/wk
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

The Last 6 Weeks

Key West's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Key West, FL — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Key West's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Key West, FL — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1872

Each cell is one day's low at Key West, coloured by temperature — 155 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Key West, FL daily low heat map 1872–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Key West — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
No days ≤32°F yet in 2026. Normal for this point: 0. Record: 0 in 1872.

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