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TAMPA – Tampa records its hottest summer on record, just two years after previously breaking that record.
The National Weather Service’s site at Tampa International Airport recorded its warmest meteorological summer — that means June through August — at 85.7 degrees Fahrenheit. August was the third warmest month ever in Tampa.
25 highs this year were at or higher than 95. A whopping 35 low temperatures were at or higher than 80 degrees in 2022 in Tampa.
Tampa’s record hot year is consistent with a global rise in temperatures over the last century. Regular climate patterns that are contributing to the heat include La Nina, and a persistent easterly flow bringing warm urban air from the city west into the airport.
