Florida Breaks All-Time Heat Record

IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE - "It hasn't been this hot in Florida to start the year since 1895, report says," by Tampa Bay Times' Samantha Putterman and Claire McNeill: "Florida is hot. This may sound obvious, but it's never been more true. Well, at least for the past 122 years. Florida recorded its hottest average temperatures for the first four months of the year since 1895, according to a climate report by the National Centers for Environmental Information. Another record was shattered Tuesday with a high of 96 degrees in Tampa, according to the National Weather Service. And the scorching temperatures come amid a drought that has led to Florida's most active wildfire season since 2011." Read more