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FWD has bumped highs to 99F and 98F today and tomorrow, and is even talking about a Heat Advisory (although I don't see it has been issued officially yet). FWIW, will need 1 more 100*F+ day to tie (with 2000) for the most ever in September. DFW is currently tied for 2nd place with 6 days. EDIT: Heat Advisory just dropped for majority of the CWA (eastern edge of counties excluded) through 7pm Sunday...

I see Hoosier's back. Grand Reopening and Grand Reclosing?

And even for the western parts of the subforum, on balance it wasn't a hot Summer. A lot of similarities to 2009 pattern-wise, with most of the heat centered over LA, TX, New Mexico and Arizona.

michsnowfreak came out of hiberbation with guns ablazing...

That lasted for about 5 days...

Today should be the last 90*F high at DFW for a while...

And amazingly, DFW achieved an intra-hour high of 110*F. The 3rd this year and the latest it ever happened

Ooof!!!

lol

^^^Correction: 105*F did happen after making that post.

We did tie the record high of 104*F again today, but didn't quite make it to 105*F. That being said, in all likelihood, DFW should still tie the 1980 record of 105*F+ days in a year after tomorrow and Friday.

And the Excessive Heat Warnings are back for DFW, though maybe for the last time this year.

DFW actually tied the record high of 104*F yesterday, overachieving a bit. It was, however, 1 degree off the record maximum low of 82*F Today's record is also 104*F, which could be tied/broke as well. The record maximum low is 79*F, which is looking to be shattered. If 105*F+ can happen today through Friday, the recoed from 1980 will be broken. If it just happens Thursday & Friday, the record will be tied.

It's crazy to think, by the end of this week, DFW may still have a shot at breaking and/or tying the 1980 record for the most 105*F+ days in a year.

More storms are developing over DFW. Surely it can't miss this time... EDIT: Indeed, DFW picked up 0.20"

Plenty of cloud cover and many areas saw a modest amount of rain. Yet, DFW still made it to 100*F, officially cracking the top 5 list for the number of days in a year (48) and surpassing 2022. (still no measurable rain as of 4pm)

This weekend's forecast is turning into a bust for DFW, in a good way. In an odd way, it's thanks to Idalia.

Also, 2023 is now the only top 10 hottest Summer for DFW to occur during an El Nino.

DFW Summer 2023 summary: *3rd warmest on record with an average of 88.7*F (only behind 1980 and 2011) *3rd highest average high on record of 99.4*F (only behind 1980 and 2011) *3rd highest average low on record of 78*F (only behind 2011 and 2022). *4th driest on record with only 1.25" of rain. *Tied for 2nd driest August on record with only a T of precipitation (2000 is the driest with 0.00" precipitation). *6th warmest July on record with average of 89.3*F *2nd warmest August on record with an average of 92.9*F (only behind 2011). *47 days (and counting) of 100*F+ highs, tied with 2022 (so far) for the 6th highest in a year. *44 days (and counting) of 80*F+ lows, 2nd highest in a year (only behind 2011 with 55 days) *Hit 110*F twice (8/25 and 8/26), first time since 8/2/2011 and both being the 2nd + 3rd latest ever observed (latest being 9/4/2000). *6th highest number of consecutive 100*F+ days on record (tied with 2022). *26 days (and counting) of 105*F+ highs, 2nd highest on record behind 1980 (so far) with 28 days. *All-time record maximum low of 86*F tied twice (8/7 and 8/8). *Longest streak of consecutive 85*F+ lows on record with 6 days total (previous 3 records all tied for 2 days in 2011). *Longest consecutive duration of 80*F+ temps on record (previous record set in 1998 with 358 hours). *Highest number of days with a heat index of 110*F+ on record *Tied (with 1980) for the highest heat index ever recorded of 117*F. *Tied for the highest dewpoint ever recorded (80*F) on 6/15, the 2nd earliest on record in a year (earliest being 6/14) and the highest on record since 1997.

That happened for some areas in December 2021...

*IF* DFW somehow managed to avoid measurable precip from today's storms (I doubt it, but it wouldn't surprise me), this will tie for the 2nd driest August on record and it will be the 4th driest Summer on record.

DFW managed to eek out another 100*F today despite increased cloud cover and a quicker frontal passage. With that, 2023 also ties with 2022 for 47 100*F+ days. Just need 1 more before August ends to crack the top 10 list for the most in a month. It's going to be a tall order, but it seems Thursday will offer the best shot.