Water temperature off Florida coast registers 101.1 degrees, hottest in history
The Atlantic Ocean temperature off the South Florida coast soared to more than 100 degrees Monday amid a global heat wave.
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The Atlantic Ocean temperature off the South Florida coast soared to more than 100 degrees Monday amid a global heat wave.
Jeff Berardelli, Chief Meteorologist, WFLA Tampa: On Monday at about 5 p.m, a water temperature gauge in Florida Bay, just south of Everglades National Park and north of the Florida Keys, registered an astonishing 99.3 degrees. At the time, that appeared to be the hottest temperature ever recorded in this area. But then, just after…
The Manatee Bay buoy in the Florida Keys recorded a sea surface temperature of 101.1 degrees at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 24.
On Monday, as much of the country stewed in bubbling heat, a boiling milestone was hit — a buoy in Florida registered a jaw-dropping 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit water temperature.
Water temperatures in Florida beaches soared as high as 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit, making it on par with an average hot tub temperature.