Environment - Florida Newsmakers of the Year
• EXTREME TEMPERATURES
Statewide, the opening months of the year were the coldest in Florida's history, while July through September ranked as the warmest, according to state meteorologist David Zierden.
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Record: Miami,
Jan. 11: 36 degrees
Record: Tallahassee,
14 consecutive mornings below freezing
Record: Tampa,
Jan. 11: 25 degrees
Record: Vero Beach,
March 5: 33 degrees
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Record: Orlando, Oct. 26: 92 degrees
Record: Miami, where the weather station at the Miami International Airport logged a summer average of 85.17 degrees, the hottest since the city began keeping records in 1895.
Record: Daily maximum temperatures in the West Palm Beach area reached or exceeded 90 degrees on 79 days.
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• MYSTERY MONKEY
Tampa Bay
A Test of Survival
The Mystery Monkey of Tampa Bay remained on the lam and in the news in 2010. The brown, 15-pound rhesus macaque dodged wildlife officials, traffic, banana-baited traps and a dozen tranquilizer darts as it made its way south through at least three Bay area counties. Wildlife officials believe the monkey may have been cast out from a wild monkey tribe in central Florida or was released or escaped from an owner who was keeping him illegally. The monkey was featured on the "Colbert Report" and followed by legions of fans, including more than 81,000 "friends" on a Facebook page. Toward year's end, a more melancholy story emerged, as the monkey took up residence in a south Pinellas County neighborhood and was photographed gazing sadly at himself in a mirror. Was he sick of roaming — or just lonely for a primate partner?
 The Mystery Monkey, who has more than 81,000 friends on Facebook, gazes at its reflection in a mirror. [Photo:Don McBride] |
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