Deja Vu Temp Wise In H-town

We hit 105 degrees F (40 C) in Houston yesterday to set a new temp record for the date.  It was predicted the temperature would only hit 100 F (37 C) today.

So how hot did it get?   105 degrees F.   

That was also a record shattering temperature for this June 6 date and beat the old one of 98 degrees F set in 1980.

All time record in case you're keeping score at home is 109 degrees (43 C) set on September 4, 2000

At Hobby Airport it hit 101 degrees F (38 C) there, which broke the Hobby June 6 record temperature of 97 degrees (36 C).  

But it only lasted about an hour because we caught a break.  Afternoon thunderstorms quickly formed up and dropped some needed rain to cool things off to the 74 degree (23 C) mark by 4 PM before they cleared out of the area.

And bear in mind people, it's just early June.   We normally don't get triple digit heat until August.   The forecast is for more of the same blast furnace heat tomorrow.

And FYI TransGriot readers, the record temp for June 7 at IAH is 99 degrees.   Any bets on whether we exceed it?

It Hit 40 In H-Town Today

40 degrees Celsius that is. That translates out for you non metric system peeps to 105 degrees F.

It hit 105 degrees F at Intercontinental Airport where our official NWS temperature reading comes from, and was 102 degrees F at Hobby Airport which is on my side of town.  

That 105 F easily eclipsed Houston's old record of 98 degrees F on this date back in 1977 with the hottest temp ever recorded for Houston being 109 F (43 C) occurring on September 4, 2000.  The 102 F at Hobby also easily beat the old record 97 degree F record temp on that same June 5, 1977 date as well.

And oh do I remember that 43 C day well.   Was working that September 2000 day at IAH and Madame CSR had to go on that scorching north side tarmac to hunt down and retag two bags for a passenger who switched to my flight.

Needless to say I was cursing the whole time I was searching for that bag since the ramp guys were nowhere to be found.

When I was done I had to go to the bathroom and redo my face. 

So yeah, it was quite warm here today and it's just June.  The summer temps usually peak in Houston around August, and if it's this bad now, hate to even think what they could hit later this summer.

And yes, the high tomorrow is predicted to hit 100 degrees F tomorrow.

Well, at least there's plenty of Blue Bell for me to eat

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