Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the official record-keeping weather station in North Texas, has recorded 44 days with a temperature of 100 degrees or higher this year.
That number ties us for 8th place all-time. In 1952 there were 44 days with triple-digit heat. The number one spot is 71 days.
We are going to add to our tally and likely end up in the third or fourth spot for the year.
A summer cold front will briefly drop temperatures into the 90s for a few days, but the 100s will return quickly enough.
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While the promise of fall is just around the corner, it is possible to have triple-digit temperatures in North Texas through early October.
HOT CAR SAFETY
According to the National Safety Council, if it's 95 degrees outside, a car's internal temperature could climb to 129 degrees in 30 minutes. After just 10 minutes, temperatures inside could reach 114 degrees.
A child's body temperature heats up three to five times faster than an adult's, and heatstroke can begin when a person's core body temperature reaches 104 degrees. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, a core temperature of 107 degrees is lethal.
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