Texas Summer 2023

[Cpv17]

105°F here at 4pm in Wharton. Heat index only at 109°F though so it’s not as bad as a few other days we’ve had here.

[captainbarbossa19]

DFW sitting at 108 as of 3:00p. This summer seems like our daily high temps have been occurring later in the day than most summers (just my perception). Lots of cases we peak closer to 5:00 than normally I think of 3:00-4:00 being the max. Might make a run at 110, if not today then tomorrow.

Not sure I buy the hourly reports coming out of Comanche. Currently 116F, and they've had a lot of days this summer > 110F. Feels a little off, even being in a region where they're naturally going to be a little hotter.

Agree with the others about the comparisons to 2011. For DFW even with 71 days >= 100, only 19 were >= 105. This summer DFW has already had 16 (including today), with surely more to come.

Bottom line: this sucks. Sept (probably mid-Sept at that) needs to get here. Stat.

Not sure we will have to wait that long necessarily. If the 12z Euro is right about the EPAC crossover and the shifting ridge, we could have another system in the Gulf soon. The Euro shows it strengthening too which is interesting.

[cstrunk]

105°F here at 4pm in Wharton. Heat index only at 109°F though so it’s not as bad as a few other days we’ve had here.

Same in Longview, which is 2F higher than forecast. Decent chance we hit 110F over the next couple of days. Forecast high Friday is 107F and Saturday 106F.

[rwfromkansas]

Excuse me. But, WTF. 111 IMBY.

I moved from West Texas (Midland) to escape this crap.

It’s only 102 on a station there.

When did the desert move to DFW?

[Ntxw]

Excuse me. But, WTF. 111 IMBY.

I moved from West Texas (Midland) to escape this crap.

It’s only 102 on a station there.

When did the desert move to DFW?

This heat dome means business. It's probably a top 5 ridge event for us. DFW may encroach top 3 hottest hi temps all time within the next 3 days. Tomorrow several within the area will be 110-114.

[gpsnowman]

Roughly a 35 degree warmup between 8-4 today. I'm sure it's happened in winter or spring before but I can't remember such a rapid heat blast in the summer. Just disgusting.

[utpmg]

Hit 110 at Mabry, 109 at Bergstrom here in Austin today. Well...at least the days are getting shorter.

[Cpv17]

Hit 110 at Mabry, 109 at Bergstrom here in Austin today. Well...at least the days are getting shorter.

Yet temps are getting hotter.

[TeamPlayersBlue]

I believe 1980 was the worst.

1980 for intensity, and 2011 for duration

2023? Well, it's a "El Nino that never came"

Haha I feel this! It sure does seem that way. Back in May I was expecting at least average rainfall for Texas this summer. Yet I haven’t recorded anything measurable the entire summer so far.

This is something I investigated and I think it has to do with a weak Bermuda high. Strong el nino and weak bermuda high is a bad combo for TX.

[tajmahal]

Some of the records set this summer at Austin Camp Mabry:

By average daily temperature:
(1) Hottest July on record, which also was the second hottest month on record.
(2) Hottest 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, and 7 consecutive days on record.

By daily high temperatures:
(1) Most days during a summer of 108, 107, 106, 105, and 104 or higher temperatures
(2) Most consecutive days of the following or higher temperatures: 106, 105, 104, 103, 102, 101, and 100 degrees.
(3) Hottest 39, 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, and 8 consecutive days on record.

[weatherdude1108]

Some of the records set this summer at Austin Camp Mabry:

By average daily temperature:
(1) Hottest July on record, which also was the second hottest month on record.
(2) Hottest 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, and 7 consecutive days on record.

By daily high temperatures:
(1) Most days during a summer of 108, 107, 106, 105, and 104 or higher temperatures
(2) Most consecutive days of the following or higher temperatures: 106, 105, 104, 103, 102, 101, and 100 degrees.
(3) Hottest 39, 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, and 8 consecutive days on record.

It's all downhill from here.

[Yukon Cornelius]

Topped out at 116 at my house today. I honestly don’t know how much more I can take of this crap. 105-110+ every single day.

[HockeyTx82]

Topped out at 116 at my house today. I honestly don’t know how much more I can take of this crap. 105-110+ every single day.

I'm convinced that my tiredness and lack of motivation is because of it. Either that or turning 41..........

Normally I handle summer heat ok, but this year is just kicking my butt.

[Iceresistance]

I am expecting a high of 105°F tomorrow

[cstrunk]

Updated forecast this morning is the three highest temperatures of the year for the next three days. 107F, 107F, and 107F. 100's round out the rest of the week.

[Yukon Cornelius]

Topped out at 116 at my house today. I honestly don’t know how much more I can take of this crap. 105-110+ every single day.

I'm convinced that my tiredness and lack of motivation is because of it. Either that or turning 41..........

Normally I handle summer heat ok, but this year is just kicking my butt.

I 100% agree. I’m the same way this summer.

[cheezyWXguy]

With no major pattern shift on the horizon, this summer looks to outpace last summer on 100 days in dfw by next weekend. At this rate we could end up #3 or 4 on the all time list

[Ntxw]

With no major pattern shift on the horizon, this summer looks to outpace last summer on 100 days in dfw by next weekend. At this rate we could end up #3 or 4 on the all time list

If we reach 110+ today that would beat any summer since 2000 for max high. Unbelievable. Last summer was 4th warmest average. No El Nino year occupies top 5. Only 2006 is #10.

[DallasAg]

With no major pattern shift on the horizon, this summer looks to outpace last summer on 100 days in dfw by next weekend. At this rate we could end up #3 or 4 on the all time list

If we reach 110+ today that would beat any summer since 2000 for max high. Unbelievable. Last summer was 4th warmest average. No El Nino year occupies top 5. Only 2006 is #10.

And what I remember from summer 2000 was that it really started kinda late, but once it got going it was insane. Labor Day weekend was brutal. IIRC on Labor Day it was already 100 by 10:00a on the way to 111.

But the glimmer of hope for us (I know it was 23 years ago and a lot has changed) was that within a couple of weeks after that we got rain again, and the fall was gloriously cold and wet. Nov 2000 is the coldest average max and 3rd wettest. By December it was ice storms, long periods below freezing, and snow on New Year's Eve.

[Portastorm]

According to our local NWS office, we (Austin) are a lock for recording the hottest summer on record.

Even saw a story last night on how the railroad tracks here are starting to warp due to the intense and consistent heat. Incredible!