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An early summer heat wave broke single-day temperature records across Texas, breaking a long-standing record in San Antonio and tying an 11-year record in Austin, as forecasters warned to residents to stay inside, although they are not the first cities to see a new temperature. records this summer.
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Records were broken across Texas during a heat wave this week, with new daily highs Saint Anthony (105 degrees Monday), Body of Christ (100 degrees Saturday), and McAllen (107 degrees Monday), while Austin tied its previous daily record of 106 degrees, in accordance with the National Meteorological Service.
In LaredoTexas, the temperature reached 115 degrees on Monday, binding an all-time record temperature for the city, not seen since 1985: Laredo broke another daily record on June 13 (111 degrees).
Daily heat records since June 1 have also spread into the Northeast: buffalo set daily temperature records on consecutive days to start the month (90 degrees), while SyracuseNew York, set a record high of 91 degrees on June 1, according to Data from the National Meteorological Service.
Hartford also saw a daily record on June 2 (94 degrees), beating a record set in 1961 by 3 degrees, and Philadelphia narrowly broke a 23-year-old record on June 2 (95 degrees).
Temperature records also fell in the Midwest: Saint Louis saw a new daily record on June 2 (93 degrees), Detroit set two daily records on June 2 and 3 (90 degrees), Cincinnati broke a record on June 3 that had been set in 1951 (93 degrees), while in FargoNorth Dakota, a daily record fell on June 1, when the temperature reached 97 degrees.
Miami it also broke a daily record on June 16, with a temperature of 95 degrees, breaking a record that had stood for 12 years.
What to watch out for
An excessive heat warning from the NWS is in effect for more than half of Texas, including Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio, while heat advisories extend as far north as Oklahoma, as well as Louisiana and New Mexico. The NWS warns that “dangerously hot conditions” will persist through Wednesday, with the heat index (how hot it is outside when humidity is taken into account) expected to reach 110 to 120 degrees in some areas Forecasters are also asking residents to stay hydrated in air-conditioned rooms, avoid strenuous outdoor activities and take “extra precautions” when outside.
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Forecasters hope the early-season heatwaves are a sign of things to come as a weather phenomenon called El Niño develops, bringing warmer air north, and as scientists warn, the effects of change climate change from greenhouse gas emissions will continue to raise temperatures. , prolong drought conditions and make wildfires more frequent and severe. About 1,500 US cities and towns broke daily heat records during a 30-day period ending last September as heat waves spread across the US, as well as the UK and southern ‘Europe. So far this year, a heat wave in China slashed single-day records in China, while in the UK, forecasters warn of the hottest year on record
To read more
Texas braces for scorching early summer heat wave: Here’s where temperatures could break records (Forbes)
Sacramento, San Jose break all-time heat records: These are the key temperatures for summer 2022 (Forbes)
