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Sweltering: When will it hit 100 degrees?

On average, the thermometer hits triple digits on July 1, but there are some wide variations to take into account.

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This is going to be a very welcome sight by late June.

Photo courtesy of the City of Fort Worth

From 1899 to 2023, the average date of the first 100° day in the DFW metroplex was July 1.

The earliest occurrence of triple digits was over a century ago, on March 9, 1911. Forty years after that, we had the latest occurrence, when the thermometer hit 100° on October 3, 1951.

While it can seem that everyone locally has a “_____ summer was the worst” story, empirically one year stood above the rest. 2011 saw 71 days at or over100°.

Last summer was a hot one. DFW saw 50+ days at or over 100°, including 21 consecutive days. We had a relatively late occurrence of our final 100° day in 2023: September 24.

The bad news: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there is a one in three chance summer 2024 is hotter than summer 2023.

We hit 100° for the first time on June 25. If that holds, you have 49 days remaining in the double digits. Get out and enjoy them.

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