Dallas-Fort Worth weather

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Below Average Temps?    Rain?
Well, from the dry heat streak we have been having for the entire summer, it seems highly unlikely, but a line of storms did indeed keep the Metroplex temps well below average and well below what temperatures have been like for the past couple of months. Our high of 89°F today actually occurred around 3am; temperatures were in the low- to mid-80s throughout the day.


TODAY'S ACTUAL TEMPS
HIGH: 89°F     DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: -8 
LOW: 75°F      DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: -1

TODAY'S RAINFALL TOTAL
0.86 in.


Will this be lasting for long? Unfortunately not. Temperatures are expected to climb past the century mark starting again next week, even as early as tomorrow. And to be on the pessimistic side, this was really not much of a cool down when combined with the high humidity levels. And we sure could use a heck of a lot more rain. But, any amount will do. The "good news" is that had Thursday's storms not smashed our chance of setting a new consecutive 100+ degree days record, we still would not have broken it...only tied it on Friday.

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RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET TODAY
107°F
(Old record: 106°F in 1984)

The heat continues...

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RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET TODAY
107°F
(Old record: 106°F in 1984)

The heat continues...

There's still record highs to be broken out in TX? 

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There's still record highs to be broken out in TX? 

Yes.

RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET TODAY (AUG 20)
107°F
(Old record: 106°F in 1948)

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RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET TODAY
106°F
(Old record: 104°F in 1899, 1924, 1952, and 2006)


100-DEGREE DAYS UPDATE
Data valid through August 24

58 days in 2011 (CURRENTLY)
69 days in 1980 (RECORD)

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I am still following the weather in Dallas, and there are still record highs to be broken out even this late in the year.

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Well, the Metroplex finally did it! All that summer suffering...for a triple-digit record. Some are excited, some have lost their minds. How would you feel if you had to suffer through 70 days of triple-digits in a year?

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TIME FOR SOME STATISTICS!
Summer is over, but it will hardly be forgotten by those living in the Metroplex, especially since it officially beat out the infamous 1980 for being the hottest summer on record! The two graphics below show exactly how hot it was this year, how this intense heat broke all kinds of records, and how this summer compares with the summer of 1980.

IMPORTANT NOTES
*With the exception of the "71 days" you see as the total number of triple-digit days for the year and the number of record highs and record high minumums you see for the overall summer, all data is valid for the meteorological summer (June 1 - August 31).

*Valid September 29, 2011: The Metroplex hit the triple-digit mark again. Even though this date does not fall in the summer season, the data below has been modified to reflect the new value of 71 days of triple-digit temperatures for the year and the total number of record highs for this year.







As shown by the graphic in the post above, DFW did break the long-standing record of 69 triple-digit days in a year. But does anyone remember how DFW fell only three days short of breaking a record for the most consecutive days of triple-digit temps? Well, as you can see by the above table, this was the first year in which the Metroplex set two top-10 records for the most consecutive days of triple-digit temperatures. Imagine if those had been tied together!!!

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**ATTENTION!!! The above data has been modified. The Metroplex hit the century mark AGAIN today!!!



Seasons are not cooperating in Dallas this year. Back in May there was a day in which the high temperature only reached 53 degrees, when the normal high was supposed to be 80. Now, fall has arrived, the normal high is 84, but the century mark has been hit once again for the Metroplex. This now brings DFW up to a total of 71 triple-digit days for the year!!!
**NOTE: The latest triple-digit day ever recorded for Dallas was October 3. We were so close!


And of course, this is not surprising:

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Don't like cold weather?  Come to Dallas!  Don't like hot weather?  Come to Dallas!  

2011 brought a year of extremes to the DFW Metroplex.  From an unusually cold winter to a blazing hot summer, the opposite ends of the "weather spectrum" were felt in full force last year.





2011 in Review: Notable Weather Events for the DFW Metroplex

• January 9: First measurable snowfall for the area
• February 1 - 4: "COLOSSAL" winter storm, ironically during the week of SuperBowl XLV in Arlington
• April 18 - 19: Heatwave, bringing the first 90-degree days of the year
• May 2: Winter returns in mid-spring, setting a record-low maximum of 53°F for the day
• June 13: First 100° day of 2011
• SUMMER 2011: The Hottest on Record
• September 15: Marks the 70th day with triple-digit heat, breaking the old record of 69, set in 1980
• September 29: Last day of triple-digit heat, leaving the area with a total of 71 for the year

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Rain for Dallas/Fort Worth today and tomorrow:  An upper-level low is bringing much-needed rainfall to not only the Metroplex, but also to a great portion of the state of Texas.  The data on the graphic below is effective as of 4:30 pm CST.  A break in the rain and even the clouds to reveal some sunshine has been persistent over the past hour, but more rainfall is expected later tonight into tomorrow afternoon.



More rainfall reports and an update on the drought will be posted later, once the rain maker has moved through.

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From January 9, 2012

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
117 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT DALLAS FORT WORTH...

 A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.31 INCHES WAS SET AT DALLAS FORT WORTH
YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.27 SET IN 2011.

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DROUGHT MONITOR
Data valid for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport