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It was already bad when the sea surface temperature was well over 90 degrees Fahrenheit last week, but…over 100?
https://nbc-2.com/weather/weather-blog/2023/07/25/buoy-in-florida-keys-measures-101-1-degree-water-temperature/ (this is the article linked above)
FYI that’s hot tub hot, as this other article notes: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/hot-tub-water-temperatures-florida-soar-100-degrees-stunning-experts-rcna96163
This might be record-breaking. In the worst sense possible.
(this is a repost of my own toot, with additional elaboration and minus hashtags)
Here is another article I found to have a good discussion of this story:
101°F in the Ocean Off Florida: Was It a World Record? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/climate/florida-100-degree-water.html?smid=nytcore-android-share