Hottest summer on record in Houston!

So, this blog post is not related to Grace, but I thought it was important to include since it has been such a major part of our summer.  Go figure that I would be pregnant during the hottest summer on record in Houston!

The following is from meteorologist Tim Heller's blog (http://weatherblog.abc13.com/):

List of records set this summer in Houston:

Tuesday was another triple digit day in Houston. We've had almost four dozen days with a high temperature at or above 100° this summer.

Here's a list of the records we've set so far this year:

• Most 100° Days in a Year - 45 days and counting
• Most 100° Days in a Row - 24 days (August 1-24)
• Earliest 100° Temperature - 100° on June 2
• Hottest Day so late in the Year- 102° on September 13
• Hottest Day Ever Recorded - 109° on August 27
• Warmest June on Record - Average Temp 86.2°
• Third Warmest July on Record - Average Temp 87.1°
• Warmest August on Record - Average Temp 90.4°
• Warmest Summer on Record - Average Temp 87.9°

and finally...

• Warmest Year on Record
• Driest Year on Record

This doesn't include a number of daily record high temperatures set throughout the summer.


The good folks at the Houston-Galveston National Weather Service office record the local climate data and maintain the official list of records for this area.