(Community Matters) btw: Austin weather history:
Hottest Summers in Austin – 2009 vs 1925: The hottest summer on record in Austin, in terms of most days at or above 100 degrees Farenheit, occurred back in 1925. There were 69 such days.
During the summer of 2009, we came very close to matching the 1925 record. There were 68 days with the triple digit temperatures.
According to KXAN (as of 7/14): this summer is off to the hottest start in recorded Austin history.
Our average high temperature since June 1st ranks #1 on the all-time list at 100.3 degrees. Our average daily temperature during this period also ranks #1 at 87.5 degrees. For climate purposes, summer includes the months of June, July and August.
The last time a summer began this hot was two years ago when 2009 became Austin’s hottest in history. You’ll recall Austin hit 100 degrees or hotter 68 times that summer, just one shy of the all-time record.
By the end of the day Thursday, Austin will have recorded highs of 100 or above 31 times this summer. On the same date in 2009, temperatures had reached triple digits 28 times.
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