What Miami’s 2026 Heat-Sensor Report Can Tell HVAC Contractors

The City of Miami’s 2026 “Heat Sensors in Homes” report offers a local, measured look at indoor and outdoor conditions during the 2025 extreme-heat season. The project worked with 77 volunteer residents in seven communities from July through September 2025. Its value for HVAC contractors is context—not a demand forecast and not a diagnosis of any customer’s equipment.

The distinction matters: a city study can help a service team ask clearer questions, but only an on-site assessment by qualified staff can evaluate a particular home and system.

The City reports that 76 of the 77 participating households (99%) met or exceeded the study’s 60°F dew-point threshold at least once; 62 households (81%) met or exceeded the 65% relative-humidity threshold at least once; and 52 households (68%) met or exceeded the 82°F temperature threshold at least once. These are counts within the participating group over the observation period—not estimates of how often the same conditions occur across all Miami-Dade or South Florida homes.

The report also notes that 22 households reported an air-conditioning malfunction during the observation period. That is a participant-reported observation, not a confirmed equipment-failure rate for the region.

When a caller reports a hot or humid room, record the customer’s description, which areas are affected, when the condition occurs, whether it is new, and any moisture or access concerns. Keep those statements separate from a technician’s findings. Similar symptoms can have different causes, and the report does not identify what is happening in an individual home.

A consistent read-back helps the office route the request: confirm the service address, the caller’s words, relevant timing, and the next step your business has actually approved. Do not promise a repair, arrival time, energy savings, or a particular diagnosis before the team verifies it.

The Miami report describes its study communities and participant group. It should not be used to predict calls, set a campaign budget, estimate a contractor’s market, or claim a system is underperforming. For those decisions, review your own call history, service territory, staffing, completed jobs, and advertising-account records using consistent definitions.

For maintenance information, ENERGY STAR provides a checklist of typical professional check-up items and advises homeowners to inspect, clean, or change air filters monthly. Follow equipment instructions and the qualified technician’s judgment for a specific system.