Austin, Texas

... Mid June to July 11th 2009 continues with hot afternoons...

Hot afternoon highs averaging 5 to near 10 degrees above average
have continued from June to July 11th this year. The average
afternoon highs from July 1st to 11th have been around 100 to 103.

A brief stretch of hot afternoons showed up in early may this year.
So far this year since early may... Austin Mabry has had 25 100
degree days... del Rio 24 100 degree days... San Antonio International
Airport 21 100 degree days... San Antonio Stinson field 28 100 degree
days... and Austin Bergstrom 19 100 degree days. The hottest days so
far in 2009 were as follows... del Rio 107 may 6th... Austin Mabry 106
on June 25... June 29... and July 8... Austin Bergstrom 107 on June
25... and San Antonio 104 on June 29... July 5... July 8... and July 9.
The high of 107 at San Antonio Stinson field on July 5th was the
hottest day so far in 2009 at San Antonio Stinson field.

As hot afternoons continue Sunday... this will add to the
continued dryness across south central Texas.

The all time greatest number of 100 degree days in a calendar
year at Austin... del Rio... and San Antonio are listed below.

Del Rio... ... ... ... 72 in 2001
Austin Bergstrom... 50 in 1998
Austin Mabry... ... .69 in 1925
San Antonio... ... ..36 in 1998

The all time greatest number of 100 degree days in a row at
Austin... del Rio... and San Antonio are listed below.

Del Rio... ... ... ... 50 from June 17 to August 5... 1980
Austin Bergstrom... 23 from July 27 to August 18... 1951
Austin Mabry... ... .21 from July 12 to August 1... 2001
San Antonio... ... ..21 from July 24 to August 13... 1962

In 2009 the most consecutive days in a row of 100 so far
was 10 days at Austin from June 20 to 29... 6 at San Antonio
from June 24 to 29... and 7 at del Rio from June 10 to 16. In 2009
from June 10th to July 11th... the unusual number of 100 degree days
has come intermittently. In that time span... Austin Mabry has had
25 100 degree days... Austin Bergstrom 19 100 degree days... del Rio
21 100 degree days... San Antonio International Airport 20 100 degree
days... and San Antonio Stinson field 27 100 degree days. The hot days
and intense Summer sun has added to the dryness across
south central Texas.

The month of June 2009 was the 2nd warmest June at Austin Mabry...
the 8th warmest at Austin Bergstrom... the 5th warmest June at
del Rio... and a tie for the 3rd warmest June at San Antonio with
June of 1998.