The high Sunday was again just below normal for the season, 95°, normal is 96°.
So far this July, we’ve only suffered two days of above-normal highs, an indication that the worst of the summer heat hasn’t arrived yet.
Looking at the 30-year climatology for DFW, our “peak heat” runs July 23 through August 14. The “normal” high peaks are at 97° for this time period. Summer heat is at our borders to the north and east.
This appears to be the week that the heat of summer truly arrives. The hottest day logged at DFW so far this summer is 97°. We are forecasting that mark and higher to start the week…