Miami Ties 100-Degree Record After 84 Years as West Winds Block Ocean Breeze
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Updated · CBS New York · Aug 19
Miami Ties 100-Degree Record After 84 Years as West Winds Block Ocean Breeze
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Aug 19
Summary
Miami officially reached 100 degrees Tuesday afternoon, matching the highest temperature ever recorded in the city and extending a dangerous heat spell across South Florida.
West winds shut down the usual ocean breeze, leaving the metro area without its normal coastal cooling and pushing temperatures well into the 90s with feels-like readings above 100.
An alert remains in effect until 7 p.m. Tuesday, and health officials urged residents to hydrate, limit outdoor time, use air conditioning and check on children, pets and elderly neighbors.
Records in Miami date to 1895, and the city had hit 100 degrees only once before—on July 21, 1942—making Tuesday's reading a tie of an 84-year-old mark.
Later this week, afternoon thunderstorms are expected to return, bringing some heat relief and much-needed rainfall to coastal South Florida.