TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — On Tuesday morning, Tampa never dropped below 84 degrees. That ties for the second warmest start to a day on record at Tampa Airport. What’s worse… the heat index never dropped below 96.
Tuesday’s morning low of 84 degrees broke the daily record warmest minimum temperature of 82 set just two years ago in 2023. But it fell short of the warmest morning in Tampa Bay history of 85 degrees.
Tampa dropped to 85 twice and 84 four other times. So Tuesday morning is part of a very exclusive club.
In the short term, the excessively warm start was due to extra humidity and clouds from a blob of tropical moisture moving in…