Over the course of a dry, scorching summer in Florida, several South Florida cities set new records for summer heat.
In southeast Florida, daily average temperatures from June through August soared to No. 1 in the history books, according to data from the Southeast Regional Climate Center (SERCC).
West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale both broke summer heat records dating back more than 100 years, with averaged temperatures that were about 2.4 degrees warmer than normal. West Palm Beach had 81 days of temperatures at or above 90 degrees, which is above the normal total of 55 days…