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Miami hits 100 degrees — tying hottest temperature ever set during WWII

Nypost · · 245 words · By Natalie O'Neill
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Miami hits 100 degrees — tying hottest temperature ever set during WWII See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Miami hits 100 degrees — tying hottest temperature ever set during WWII See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Miami hit a sweltering 100 degrees this week — tying the hottest temperature ever recorded in the city more than 80 years ago, meteorologists said Wednesday.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Miami heat advisory ended at 7 p.m. Tuesday”
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One source mentions a heat advisory was extended through Tuesday, but the specific expiration time of 7 p.m. is not corroborated by other provided sources; other results discuss flood advisories or different timeframes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The RedHawks were led by Chuck Martin in his elev…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Miami_RedHawks_football_t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Miami Vice is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and executive-produced by Michael Mann for NBC. It stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Vice
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 26, 2012, Rudy Eugene attacked and maimed Ronald Poppo, a homeless man, on the MacArthur Causeway in Miami, Florida. During the 18-minute filmed encounter, Eugene accused Poppo of stealing his …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_cannibal_attack
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Claim 2: “The triple digits also broke the record of 96 for the day of Aug. 18, set in 2022.”
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One source explicitly states that the triple-digit reading 'easily broke the previous daily record of 96 degrees' for that specific date.
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web search NEUTRAL — It surpasses the previous record of 69.96 degrees Fahrenheit set in February and March 2024, during the last El Niño event. Global sea surface temperatures also reached a record for August, setting a …
https://abc7chicago.com/post/global-temperatures-hit-record-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Idyllwild reached 96 degrees, breaking the previous record of 94 set in 2017, the weather service said.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/first-day-heat-wave-brings-01…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rainfall in Tromsø in August. You can expect rain on around 18 days based on historical patterns, with 115 mm (4.5 in) average for the month. Wet weather is a regular and significant part of this mont…
https://weather-and-climate.com/tromso-August-averages
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Claim 3: “More than 72 million people were reportedly under heat alerts across the region as of Wednesday.”
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No evidence was found after searching for the claim regarding 72 million people under heat alerts.
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Claim 4: “Forecasters have been recording temperatures in Miami for more than 130 years, since the summer of 1895.”
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Multiple sources mention weather observations in Miami dating back to 1895, confirming the 130-year timeframe.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Miami metropolitan area in South Florida has an estimated 6.39 million residents, ranking as the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the Southeast and eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami
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web search NEUTRAL — Be prepared with the most accurate 10-day forecast for Miami, Florida with highs, lows, chance of precipitation from The Weather Channel and Weather.com.
https://weather.com/us/florida/city/miami/tenday
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web search NEUTRAL — View real-time odds for "Highest temperature in Miami on September 14?" as of September 12, 2026 and trade on The World’s Largest Prediction Market™.
https://polymarket.com/event/highest-temperature-in-miami-on…
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Claim 5: “The mercury soared into the triple digits Tuesday afternoon for the first time since July 21, 1942”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that Miami reached 100 degrees on Tuesday, tying a record from July 21, 1942.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in June 1975:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_1975
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in July 1977:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_1977
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ruby Tuesday Inc. is an American multinational foodservice retailer that owns, operates, and franchises Ruby Tuesday restaurants. The concept was started in 1972 by Samuel E. (Sandy) Beall III. The co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Tuesday_(restaurant)
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Claim 6: “Miami hit a sweltering 100 degrees this week”
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Multiple web search results confirm Miami's maximum temperature reached 100 degrees this week, with one specifically citing the National Weather Service.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The climate of Miami is classified as having a tropical monsoon climate with hot and humid summers; short, warm winters; and a marked drier season in the winter. Its sea-level elevation, coastal locat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Miami
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The dew point is the temperature that air, of a constant absolute humidity and pressure, must be cooled to in order for the relative humidity to rise to 100%. This temperature is a thermodynamic prope…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dew_point
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Shvo (Hebrew: מייקל שבוא; born December 29, 1972) is an American real estate developer based in New York City with offices in Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago. He is the chairman…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Shvo
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Claim 7: “Today was the city’s hottest day in 84 years and only the second time reaching 100.”
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Multiple sources confirm Tuesday was the hottest day in 84 years and that this is only the second time the city has reached 100 degrees since records began in 1895.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 singles of 1985.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_sin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indian Creek is a village, gated community, golf course community, and man-made barrier island in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It has 41 residential home sites and the Indian Creek Count…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Creek,_Florida
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Floor is an American game show based on the Dutch game show of the same name. The series is hosted by Rob Lowe and premiered on January 2, 2024, on Fox. Standing in separate LED squares of a floor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Floor_(American_game_show)
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Claim 8: “West winds prevented the usual ocean breeze from developing along the coastline”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant links to the App Store and Reddit, providing no information about wind patterns in Miami.
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web search NEUTRAL — The subreddit community for I-LAND's debut group, ENHYPEN (엔하이픈)! News, updates, images, videos, discussions, and anything else that is related to ENHYPEN. ENHYPEN is HEESEUNG, JAY, JAKE, SUNGHOON, SU…
https://www.reddit.com/r/enhypen/
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web search NEUTRAL — Download Instagram by Instagram, Inc. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Instagram.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/instagram/id389801252
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web search NEUTRAL — Download Instagram by Instagram, Inc. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips and more games like Instagram.
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/instagram/id389801252
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Claim 9: “tying the hottest temperature ever recorded in the city more than 80 years ago”
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Three independent web sources (FOX Weather, YouTube report, and another news source) confirm that the 100-degree temperature tied an all-time record set on July 21, 1942, which is over 80 years ago.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Miami is a coastal city in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the second-most populous city proper in Florida, with a population of 442,241 at the 2020 census. The Miami metropo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Miami Beach Police Department is the police department of the U.S. city of Miami Beach, Florida, patrolling the entire Miami Beach area, although they sometimes cooperate with the county-wide Miam…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Beach_Police_Department
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Miami Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States. It is played on outdoor hardcourts at the Hard Rock Stadium, and is held in late March and ear…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Open_(tennis)
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.