The exceptionally warm waters are a concern as the hurricane season approaches its peak weeks.
Like land areas that surround it, the Gulf of Mexico has been running hot all year. RecentWater temperatures averaged over the entire Gulf of Mexico topped 88 degrees this week, according to Michael Lowry, a hurricane expert for Miami television affiliate WPLG. That’s 2.6 degrees above average and more than a degree above the previous record.
“The Gulf of Mexico this week is the hottest it’s been at any point in any year on record by a wide margin,” The warm water has boosted the humidity along the Gulf Coast and kept overnight temperatures at record-high levels. New Orleans and Baton Rouge have already registered 11 record warm lows this month. And Houston and Orlando have each seen 10.
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