Texas 100 Degree Days Smash Records This Year
(UPDATE ON SEPT 30, 2011) - DFW has now had 71 days with temps in the 100s. The day after this post was published the high at DFW was 101. The number has been corrected in the text, but not on the image.
(Today, Sept. 28, during CBS 11 News at 5pm, I showed the graphic below.)
We know it has been hot all over the state of Texas this summer. But today I took the huge task of tabulating all the 100 degree days at some of the big cities and towns across our great state. And then I compared those numbers to the all-time records. Some of these numbers will shock you!
We know here at DFW we have had 70 days with temperatures in the triple-digits this year. That breaks the old record of 69 set in 1980.
Here is a map showing the number of 100 degree days this year around the state. In parenthesis, is the previous record. Note that only San Antonio and El Paso have not surpassed their all-time record for number of 100 degree days this year. And take note of Laredo… 145 days in the triple digits! Incredible! There have been some issues with the Laredo reporting site, so the 145 might be a little high. I have the complete list below the map along with the dates of previous records.
CITY THIS YEAR RECORD
DFW 71 69 in 1980
San Angelo 100 60 in 1969
Abilene 80 46 in 1934
Wichita Falls 100 79 in 1980
Midland 65 52 in 1964
Lubbock 48 29 in 1934
Childress 99 71 in 1934
El Paso 50 62 in 1994
Austin 89 69 in 1925
San Antonio 57 59 in 2009
Del Rio 85 78 in 1953
Houston 46 32 in 1980
College Station 68 58 in 1917
Laredo 145 115 in 1998
Victoria 57 47 in 1912
Waco 89 63 in 1980
Amarillo 50 26 in 1953
