Central Florida Is Having One of Its Hottest Summers on Record.

It has felt relentlessly hot across Central Florida this summer, and the numbers prove it.Through the end of July, several spots across east Central Florida are experiencing one of their warmest summers on record. Orlando is having its second-hottest summer on record, with an average temperature of 84.4 degrees, trailing only the legendary summer of 1903. Sanford ranks fifth hottest, Leesburg seventh, Daytona Beach eighth and Melbourne eleventh.Orlando: 84.4° (2nd hottest)Sanford: 84.0° (5th hottest)Leesburg: 83.7° (7th hottest)Daytona Beach: 82.4° (8th hottest)Melbourne: 82.6° (11th hottest)The persistent heat has been driven by an almost nonstop pattern of high pressure over the Southeast, limiting widespread rainfall and allowing temperatures to climb into the 90s nearly every afternoon. Even when storms develop, they’re often too isolated or too brief to provide lasting relief.The lack of consistent rainfall has also allowed drought conditions to linger much longer than they normal