Record high temperatures reached in South Florida

Miami set a high temperature report Sunday and Fort Lauderdale tied the report, because the Thanksgiving vacation weekend was an unseasonable scorcher.

The temperature reached 89 levels in Miami, making it the most popular Nov. 27 on report, in keeping with the National Weather Service. The earlier high for that date of 87 levels had been set in 1940.

The high in Fort Lauderdale reached 88, tying the report high temperature for Nov. 27 set in 1976. In West Palm Beach, the high hit 87, which was beneath the report of 89 set in 1948.

High temperatures for this time of yr are round 80, stated Sammy Hadi, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Miami.

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Global warming has produced a collection of temperature data over the previous a number of years. The hottest seven years on report have all occurred since 2015, with the highest three going down in 2016, 2019 and 2020, in keeping with the World Meteorological Organization.

Hadi stated local weather change might be an element in the present run of scorching days however that regional climate elements are in all probability extra important.

A ridge of high strain has saved chilly fronts away from South Florida, he stated. And the weekend’s prevailing winds have carried air from the southwest coast throughout the Florida peninsula, giving the solar time to heat the air earlier than it reached metro South Florida.

“Basically we’re getting Everglades air,” he stated. “It’s coming from the swamp. It’s hot, it’s moist, it’s muggy.”

Some aid is in sight, he stated. A weak chilly entrance will come by means of Monday, he stated, bringing highs to the mid-80s after which to the low 80s by Tuesday.