Heat Index Breaks Miami Records: 13 Days Over 106°

Axios reports:

The weeks-long heat wave affecting a vast swath of the U.S. has been particularly noteworthy in one city that was not the subject of many extreme weather headlines this past week: Miami. The city is typically hot in June and July, but this spring and summer has been a different level of South Florida heat.

According to meteorologist Brian McNoldy, a researcher at the University of Miami, the city is in the midst of its worst heat wave on record.

“Nothing prior even comes close” to the severity of the ongoing extreme heat event, McNoldy told Axios via email. As of Monday, the heat index in Miami had topped 100°F for 37 consecutive days, and 106°F for 13 straight days, McNoldy said.

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Miami’s worst heat wave breaks records on land and sea

Before this heat wave, Miami had only seen the heat index reach 109°F a total of 11 times before, but during this event, that has occurred for seven days in less than a month.https://t.co/QEYWAdjYIL

— Nick Hedley (@nickhedley) July 18, 2023