Austin Ties Breaks All-Time August Heat Record, [Update] Ditto San Antonio

Today is the hottest August day ever in the Austin daily climate history which dates back to 1898. The 112 temperature at 2:26 pm was the highest ever in August and tied for the highest all-time temperature (see below). It also smashed the previous record for the date, set in 1924 and tied in 1990, by 8.

The high temperature of 110 at San Antonio not only crushed the daily record, set in 1940, by 9, it also broke the August record by 2. The all-time record at San Antonio was 111, also on Sept. 5, 2000. San Antonio climate records began in 1886.

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