Florida delegates who thought a Democratic National Convention meant an escape from the heat were sorely disappointed.

Temperatures in Philadelphia on Monday tied a record: 96 degrees at Philadelphia International Airport.

Philadelphia emergency officials treated 41 protesters for heat exhaustion and other injuries Monday.

"There was a record high, and the humidity was higher, therefore making it feel more like Florida," meteorologist Brian McClure said.

Things cooled down a bit Tuesday. A storm Monday night might have helped with that. The wind and rain from the strong storm forced members of the media to escape their tents near the Wells Fargo Center. Reporters said the weather created a hole in one tent.

On Tuesday, Philadelphia crews only treated two people for heat-related injuries.

"Going forward, they will not be quite as hot with highs in the low 90s for a couple days and then upper 80s over the weekend," McClure said. "The dew points will remain steady, so although it won’t be ‘cool’, it definitely won’t be as hot as it was, which is why they dropped the heat advisory."

So Florida delegates, nicer weather is on the way.

Another Founding Fathers parallel

In the musical "1776" about the writing of the Declaration of Independence, one of the songs extols that it's "Hot as Hell in Philadelphia!"

It's true. Temperatures leading up to July 4, 1776, were high, and it was very humid. How do we know this?

Thomas Jefferson.

"One of his habits was to actually record the weather every day. So he would take the temperature and if there were storms and things like that," said Tom Daniels with Independence National Historical Park.

"There were days where it got very hot, very humid and pretty uncomfortable," Daniels added.

On July 4, it was a fairly temperate day. You can see on the website for Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello.