Important Takeaways:

• Florida sea may have set world record after hitting hot tub levels and topping 100F two days in a row
• The water temperature at the tip of Florida may have set a world record after it hit hot tub levels and exceeded 100F for two days in a row.
• Meteorologists said it could potentially be the hottest seawater ever measured, although there are some issues with the reading.
• Just 26 miles away, scientists have seen devastating effects from prolonged hot water surrounding Florida – devastating coral bleaching and even some death in what had been one of the Florida Keys’ most resilient reefs.
• Weather records for sea water temperature are unofficial, and there are certain conditions in this reading that could disqualify it for a top mark, meteorologists said.
• But the initial reading on a buoy at Manatee Bay hit 101.1F (38.4C) on Monday evening, according to National Weather Service meteorologist George Rizzuto.
• On Sunday night the same buoy showed an online reading of 100.2F (37.9C).
• ‘It seems plausible,’ Mr Rizzuto said. ‘That is a potential record.’
• It comes as the Sunshine State continues to swelter through the hottest summer on record.

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