South Florida sea surface temperature recorded at over 100°F
South Florida sea surface temperature recorded at over 100°F
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.
![Buoy in Florida Keys measures 101.1-degree water temperature](https://mander.xyz/pictrs/image/636e9d73-fd4b-475e-a5d1-e80818911de3.png?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
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)
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This the temp of the water - absolutely insane. At what point does the life die off? Is this common in this area?
3 0 ReplyI 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...
2 0 ReplyThat makes sense. Still, it's hard to imagine a swimming pool in Arizona getting this hot!
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