Why is this city in the Keys the hottest spot in Florida? Weather service has answers

In the daily heat records race. it’s a marathon. And Marathon is in for the win. On Wednesday, Miami and the Florida Keys city both set daily heat records, again. ▪ Miami soared to 97, breaking the July 12 record of 95 set in 1981. ▪ Marathon baked at 98, the hottest in Florida, breaking the July 12 record of 97 for the Middle Keys city set in 2022. Marathon statsMarathon boundaries are from the east end of the Seven Mile Bridge at Mile Marker 47 to the west end of Toms Harbors Bridge, at MM 60, about an hour drive from Key West and Key Largo. Marathon is touted by city officials as “the heart...