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Texas — Heat shimmers across dry fields this morning as December forgets it’s winter. Dust lifts with each passing gust, and Christmas feels more like late summer across the Panhandle.
Forecast confidence has increased in widespread 80-degree temperatures today, placing much of the Texas Panhandle in near-record or record-breaking territory. Amarillo and Borger both have a high chance of tying or breaking records, while Dalhart may fall just short. Palo Duro Canyon surges toward 86 degrees, an eye-catching number for late December…