Could Don Break Dallas' 100-Degree Heat Streak?
July 29, 2011; 4:21 AM
A fruit vendor naps as a fan blows nearby at the farmer's market in Dallas, Texas on Friday, July 22, 2011. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
While searing heat has eased across most of the country this week, no end is in sight for people on the southern Plains.
Dallas hit the 100-degree mark for the 28th day in a row Friday. The streak is the city's third-longest stretch of consecutive 100° days and its worst heat wave in more than a decade.
This stretch is likely to continue through next week and beyond, breaking more records and keeping the strain on residents.
(according to the Dallas/Fort Worth National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office)
| Rank | # of Days | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | June 23-Aug. 3, 1980 | |
| 2 | 29 | July 6-Aug. 3, 1998 | |
| 3 | 28 | July 2-29, 2011 | |
| 4 | 25 | Aug. 2-26, 1952 | |
If there is any chance for the streak to break, it would be Saturday when clouds and possibly even rain from Tropical Storm Don may enter the picture.
"If we can make it past Saturday, it's not out of the question that Dallas could make a run for the record," said AccuWeather.com Long Range Forecaster Jack Boston. "I think Dallas will continue to see 100-degree heat through at least the middle of August."
Waco, Texas, is another city running an impressive streak. The temperature hit the 100-degree mark for the 29th straight day Friday.
San Angelo has had 29 days in a row of 100-degree heat.
Oklahoma has also been sizzling this month. Oklahoma City has had only four days with highs below 100°.
The core of 100-degree heat, which was focused over Texas and Oklahoma earlier this week, expanded farther north and east into Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas Wednesday.
Salina, Kan., soared to 113° Wednesday, setting a new record for the date.
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