Florida's all-time record high temperature is safe, at least for now.
Maybe it's only a matter of time before that now 94-year-old record is finally eclipsed. And while this current run of hot weather in Florida might feel like "it's never been hotter", the fact is it has been in many places.
But there is no denying it's extremely hot in these final days of July and records are being set across the state.
On July 27 Tampa hit a record high of 100°F, breaking a record that stood since 1890.
In Southwest Florida, Naples also experienced a record daily high of 98°F on July 27. nearing its all-time record of 99°F.
There's a reason Florida is known as the Sunshine State.
Depending on which website you look at, Florida averages between 230 to 250 days of sunshine a year and is only second to Arizona in that category.
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Sun means warmth. Intense sun means heat, or hot. And Florida is experiencing its fair share of what is known as extreme heat, something that in recent years is becoming more common during the summer months.
These are the Top 10 hottest days ever recorded in Florida, according to the Florida Climate Center in Tallahassee.
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Jefferson County, Florida
Station name: Monticello 5 SE
Date: June 29, 1931
Temperature: 109 degrees
Okeechobee County, Florida
Station name: Fort Drum
Date: July 1, 1985
Temperature: 108 degrees
Putnam County, Florida
Station name: Crescent City
Date: June 29, 1988
Temperature: 108 degrees
Wakulla County, Florida
Station name: St. Marks 5 SSE
Date: June 23, 1944
Temperature: 108 degrees
Gadsen County, Florida
Station name: Quincy Experiment Station
Date: June 26, 1897
Temperature: 108 degrees
Jackson County, Florida
Station name: Marianna School for Boys
Date: July 5, 1909
Temperature: 108 degree
Santa Rosa County, Florida
Station name: Choctaw Naval Outlying Field Milton
Date: June 19 and 20, 2010
Temperature: 108 degrees
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Station name: Ten Mile Corner
Date: Aug. 23, 1992
Temperature: 108 degrees
Walton County, Florida
Station name: De Funiak Springs 1 E
Date: June 24, 1930
Temperature: 107 degrees
Putnam County, Florida
Station name: Federal Point
Date: Aug. 14, 1993
Temperature: 107 degrees
This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: What's the hottest it's ever been in Florida?
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