Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Islamorada, FL

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Islamorada, FL, in Islamorada at 6 feet. July and August are the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 80°F; January is the coolest, at 75°F and 65°F. September is the wettest at 8.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 38.8 inches over 56 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 74% of the year's precipitation (28.8 of 38.8 inches); the other six months are drier. October has brought the most of the 72 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (26); a normal October there has highs of 85°F and 4.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 30 days a year, almost all from June to October. A night below freezing comes less than once a year on average. That 38.8 inches is more than at 0 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (0%). Tavernier, 9 miles northeast, has its own station (Tavernier, FL): 44.9 inches a year, 6.1 more than here, and the same July average high, 89°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 10 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Islamorada: 7 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $40,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on July 21, 2024.

Flood insurance policyholders in Islamorada's ZIP code 33036 have filed 1,509 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $49.8 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Irma in 2017: 623 claims (41% of all) and $39.3 million, then Hurricane Georges (Keys) in 1998 with 310 and Hurricane Irene in 1999 with 147. 85% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 340 Florida cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 264 have fewer than Islamorada.