MIAMI (AP) — It's not feeling a lot like Christmas across South Florida. In fact, it's sunny, hot and humid.
Miami shattered a record Monday with a high temperature of 86 degrees.
Miami has set a record high for today, Mon 12/19. Temp already hit 86 as of 11am, breaking the old record of 85 for this date #flwx
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) December 19, 2016
University of Miami tropical weather expert Brian McNoldy tells the Miami Herald a confluence of unlucky weather is to blame. Cold fronts that typically cool off the area are fizzling before they arrive. And, to the south, a high pressure ridge keeps pushing along warm air from the tropics.
It is the second toasty December for South Florida. Or, as McNoldy says, the area has "gotten gypped out of two nice Decembers in a row.
McNoldy says last year's heat — accompanied by record rainfall — was part of an intense El Nino. But this year's heat is much more localized.
Palm Beach breaks warmest min temp yesterday, Dec 18. The low temp fell only to 77 deg breaking the previous rec of 73 back in 2006
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) December 19, 2016
Miami tied its all-time Dec warm min daily temp of 79F yesterday, Dec 18. Last time the low was 79 in Miami in December was 12/2/1901 #FLwx
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) December 19, 2016
