SXUS72 KTBW 092120 RERPGD RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL 520 PM EDT THU JUL 09 2026 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT PUNTA GORDA... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 98 DEGREES WAS SET AT PUNTA GORDA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 97 DEGREES SET IN 2025, 2024, AND 2004. $$