| Measure | 1961-1990 | 2015-2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Hot days a year, 87.3F or hotter | 11.4 | 56.8 |
| Days a year at 90F or hotter | 1 | 12.1 |
| Average summer high, F | 84.8 | 86.7 |
- Of the 19 cities measured, Miami added more hot days than 18.
- Its hottest recent summer was 2023.
Questions
What counts as a hot day in Miami?
87.3F. That was the 90th percentile of a Miami summer day between 1961 and 1990, so it is a local definition rather than a national one. A fixed national threshold would report almost no change in the coolest cities and almost none in the hottest, which is a property of the threshold and not of the weather.
Is this the temperature record at the airport?
No, and it should not be read as one. These are reanalysis values: a model reconstruction on a grid roughly 31 km across, which is consistent over six decades and between cities in a way station records are not. That consistency is what makes the comparison possible, and it is also why a single day here will not match a thermometer reading.