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Update: <\/span>Updated at 18:29 to reflect that the temperature record was broken.<\/span><\/p>\n Friday felt like summer in North Texas as temperatures reached the mid-90s.<\/p>\n The National Weather Service in Fort Worth recorded a temperature of 96 degrees Friday afternoon<\/a> at DFW International Airport, breaking the previous record of May 5 set in 1984. <\/p>\n A weather service meteorologist confirmed the record was broken at about 4:01 p.m., about an hour after the weather service announced the record had been tied.<\/p>\n May 5: DFW Airport has reached 95\u00b0, tying the record high for May 5, previously set in 1984. #dfwwx<\/a> #txwx<\/a> #heat<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NWS Fort Worth (@NWSFortWorth) May 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n D-FW Weather Wise<\/p>\n Related: Did April showers bring more rain than normal to Dallas-Fort Worth? Not really<\/p>\n Meanwhile, in North Texas, temperatures reached 100 degrees the first time in the region this year<\/a>, according to the weather service. The triple-digit temperature was recorded Friday afternoon at Mineral Wells Regional Airport, about 50 miles west of Fort Worth.<\/p>\n Breckenridge in Stephens County as well it hit 100 degrees on friday<\/a>the weather service said.<\/p>\n May 5: Mineral Wells Regional Airport hits 100\u00b0, the first location in North Texas to reach the century mark this year. #dfwwx<\/a> #txwx<\/a> #heat<\/a><\/p>\n