Question

The starting temperature of the hot water was 70.1°C. The starting temperature of the ice sphere was 0.5°C. The final temperature of the dyed water is NOT half way between those numbers. In fact, it's much higher.

Why did this happen?

Answer 1

because the temputare seemed to drop a lot.

Step-by-step explanation:

so maybe there was a cold front that came in over time or over night and the rain was what caused it to drop down...