The Numbers Game
It's a numbers game these days in the Weather Department. Records keep on falling in the Drought and Heat Wave of 2011.
We hit 100° just after noon today, that's 36 days in a row, the second highest number ever. If the forecast holds this coming Friday, we'll tie that thought-to-be-unapproachable record of 42 days in a row from 1980. Then we'll break it next weekend.
Today marks the 43rd time this year of 100 or more at DFW. Now we are tied for seventh on the list. If the forecast holds we'll be fourth on the list by Friday.
It looks like we'll hit 105 today. That makes the sixth day in a row, tied for third on the list. If the forecast holds we'll tie for second on the list by Wednesday. I'm forecasting temps below 105° Thursday and Friday. Both one and two on that list (10 and 11 days respectively) are from 1980.
We tied a record for warm low again this morning (84°). That is the 17th time since July 1 we've tied or broken a record. Included in this streak is DFWAirport, tying TWICE the ALL TIME RECORD WARM LOW (86°).
We had broke the daily record high for five days in a row at DFW. We will not break the record today. This qualifies as the good news today about the hot weather.
I'm going to introduce a mere 10 percent chance of rain along the Red River counties on Tuesday. Otherwise, rain chances look stalled to our north. The last measured rain at DFW occurred on July 16. I remember it well, it was a Saturday and it happened in the early evening. Those were some good times, good times.
Forecast for the next three days. Please overt your eyes if the heat is starting to weigh you down.
TOMORROW: Mostly Sunny, High of 105
MONDAY: Mostly Sunny, High of 105
TUESDAY: 10 percent Storm Chance North, High of 106
There is no shame to walk around with an umbrella in hand on hot sunny days. Consider it personal portable shade. And overt optimism in the pursuit of rain. Here is the HPC's forecast for total rainfall over the next 5 days. I added the H for High Pressure in the area devoid of rain over Texas.
