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Record Breaking Weather Temps on Land and in Sea

  • Web Diva
    Leader
    July 28, 2023 9:07 AM CDT
    Florida is experiencing the hottest sea temperatures ever recorded this summer at 100F plus. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/hot-tub-water-temperatures-florida-soar-100-degrees-stunning-experts-rcna96163

    This was on the heels of the same buoy in Manatee Bay registering 100.2 degrees on Sunday. For perspective, the average hot tub temperature is 100-102 degrees F.

    While the readings would've been considered a possible outlier or sensor error, surrounding buoys recorded similarly high temperatures, with 99.3 F at Murray Key and 98.4 F at Johnson Key.

    Another reason why these water temperature readings are being taken seriously is the fact that experts have been tracking the exceptionally warm water temperature readings that have ranged from 92-97 degrees since early July.

  • Web Diva
    Leader
    August 8, 2023 9:29 AM CDT
    An alternative view of the record breaking sea temperatures recorded in Florida. *Warning, there are snarky comments in this link against climate change. I'm sharing this link as "the other side of the argument" because the temperatures where measured from a buoy in shallow water bay area. I think the only way to reconcile this is measure temps from buoys in all areas both shallow and deep water over a few years time and see what the temperature trend really is? https://dailysceptic.org/2023/07/30/boiling-ocean-update-florida-sea-temperature-record-drops-15f-in-just-48-hours/ Examining the ‘record’ on the climate site Watts Up With That?, the former ecology lecturer Jim Steele observed that water temperatures were being driven by dynamics other than rising CO2. Steele noted that the Manatee Bay buoy measuring the water temperature was in a small embayment surrounded by landform and this forms a natural hot tub. Low winds and a high pressure system further helped heat the bay, while muddy waters darkened the water enhancing solar heating. Steele noted that the science of solar ponds has shown that when fresh water overlayed saltier water, heat gets trapped, and temperatures can be as much as 60°F hotter than the surface at depths between five and 10 feet.