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Key West, USA (KEYW)

Location: 24.60N 81.70W

Tropical systems passing within 60nm (= 69mi.) of the island. Used latitude/longitude coordinates (24.60N, 81.70W) might not be the center of the island. Often the location of the island weather station was used, which is normally at the airport.
Please note that not only hurricanes (h1-h5) are included but also tropical storms (ts). Wind/category reported is maximum measured while the system moved through region (box). Each category storm has its own color (see color bar below; ts=tropical storm; h1=category 1 hurricane; etc., see the guide for definitions). Different projections can be selected, the island projections are most zoomed in (select if you want to see how close the systems passed by the island [not available for regions]), while the world projection most zoomed out (select when you want to see the complete path of the storm). Winds are in miles per hour. It is also calculated how close the center of the storm came to the island, the so-called closest point of approach (cpoa, in miles).

Below you can see all stormtracks for each decade since 1851 for Key West. All storms since 1851 in one image [colored spaghetti] can be found elsewhere. In the climatology section there is also a weekly analysis of the data which shows when the real peak of hurricane season is for Key West and a five-year analysis to find out if more storms have passed close by Key West recently.

Projection: Island | Caribbean | Atlantic | World |
[ts=tropical storm; h1=category 1 hurricane; etc.]

2010 - 2019
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
26 Aug 2012    58   ts   49   ISAAC
10 Sep 2017   132   h4   13   IRMA
 3 Sep 2018    52   ts   62   GORDON

2000 - 2009
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
26 Aug 2005    98   h2   39   KATRINA
21 Sep 2005   109   h2   46   RITA
19 Aug 2008    63   ts    7   FAY

1990 - 1999
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
10 Oct 1990    52   ts   36   MARCO
15 Nov 1994    52   ts    0   GORDON
25 Sep 1998   104   h2    9   GEORGES
15 Oct 1999    81   h1    5   IRENE

1980 - 1989
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
16 Aug 1981    40   ts   25   DENNIS
12 Oct 1987    75   h1    0   FLOYD

1970 - 1979
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
19 Aug 1976    40   ts   22   DOTTIE

1960 - 1969
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
10 Sep 1960   144   h4   49   DONNA
14 Oct 1964   109   h2   36   ISBELL
 8 Sep 1965   115   h3   38   BETSY
 8 Jun 1966   127   h3   47   ALMA
 5 Oct 1966    92   h1    4   INEZ
 2 Oct 1969    46   ts   34   JENNY

1950 - 1959
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
 3 Sep 1950    86   h1   50   EASY
 3 Feb 1952    63   ts   15   UNNAMED

1940 - 1949
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
 4 Sep 1945    40   ts   24   UNNAMED
12 Oct 1947    92   h1   35   UNNAMED
22 Sep 1948   132   h4    6   UNNAMED
 5 Oct 1948   104   h2   20   UNNAMED

1930 - 1939
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
 5 Oct 1933   109   h2   45   UNNAMED
 3 Sep 1935   184   h5   51   UNNAMED

1920 - 1929
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
21 Oct 1926   127   h3   37   UNNAMED
13 Aug 1928    69   ts   20   UNNAMED
28 Sep 1929   109   h2   50   UNNAMED

1910 - 1919
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
18 Oct 1910   121   h3   56   UNNAMED
14 May 1916    40   ts   50   UNNAMED
16 Nov 1916    58   ts   16   UNNAMED
10 Sep 1919   150   h4   27   UNNAMED

1900 - 1909
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
 6 Sep 1900    69   ts   51   UNNAMED
20 Oct 1904    40   ts   55   UNNAMED
17 Jun 1906    86   h1   26   UNNAMED
18 Oct 1906   121   h3   29   UNNAMED
11 Oct 1909   115   h3   15   UNNAMED

1890 - 1899
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
 7 Oct 1891    52   ts    6   UNNAMED
10 Jun 1892    46   ts   52   UNNAMED
25 Sep 1894    92   h1   19   UNNAMED
 1 Oct 1895    58   ts   30   UNNAMED
16 Oct 1895    40   ts   65   UNNAMED
10 Sep 1897    69   ts   18   UNNAMED
23 Oct 1898    46   ts   67   UNNAMED
30 Jul 1899    40   ts   63   UNNAMED

1880 - 1889
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
17 Aug 1881    46   ts   36   UNNAMED
18 Aug 1886    75   h1   51   UNNAMED
23 Sep 1888    40   ts   49   UNNAMED
 6 Oct 1889    46   ts   35   UNNAMED

1870 - 1879
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
 8 Oct 1870   104   h2   33   UNNAMED
20 Oct 1870    92   h1   63   UNNAMED
 1 Jun 1871    46   ts   34   UNNAMED
19 Oct 1876   104   h2   14   UNNAMED
 7 Sep 1878    69   ts   50   UNNAMED
21 Oct 1878    81   h1   45   UNNAMED

1860 - 1869
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
15 Aug 1861    92   h1   33   UNNAMED
 1 Nov 1861    69   ts   67   UNNAMED
23 Oct 1865   104   h2    1   UNNAMED

1850 - 1859
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
22 Aug 1852   104   h2   35   UNNAMED

Key West, USA: all dec peak 5yr rank

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