ORLANDO, Fla. – Temperatures in Orlando were hot enough Wednesday to tie a record high set 81 years ago, according to News 6 meteorologist Tom Sorrells.
The record high of 88 degrees was set in 1939. The temperature at Orlando International Airport Wednesday afternoon also reached 88 degrees.
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That 88 at OIA is hot enough to tie the record high from 1939! Soooooo yes, it's HOT in Orlando today. pic.twitter.com/KwZGA6kBeR
— Tom Sorrells (@tomsorrells) February 12, 2020
Wednesday wasn’t the first warm day in Central Florida this week.
Temperatures in Orlando Tuesday fell just one degree short of the 88-degree record.
Leesburg set a record Tuesday when temperatures hit 87 degrees, according to Sorrells.
Record HEAT in Leesburg today. Orlando missed the record by 1 little degree. Still hot tomorrow, cold front Thursday night. pic.twitter.com/Tv8NYwvGts
— Tom Sorrells (@tomsorrells) February 11, 2020
Hang in there, though. A cooldown is coming soon.
Sorrells said a cold front is expected to come through the area Thursday.