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)
I think this area is relatively shallow so it can get hotter than the bulk of the seawater in deeper parts, but these are still crazy high temperatures…
That makes sense. Still, it’s hard to imagine a swimming pool in Arizona getting this hot!