ORLANDO, Fla.- – We all know that August is hot in Central Florida. This year is no different. The average high temperature in Orlando is 92. The problem we are looking at as we are Forecasting Change in the next decade is an increase in streaks of hotter days. Not days that are average, but days above average. Those days will lead to the “30 year average high” going up. In August of the future, the average high will move from our current high of 92 to 93 then 94 and, someday, to 95. Check out this graph showing the highest number of consecutive days with a high of 95 degrees.
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