As a result, their temperatures have really been sky high because there’s not really anything out there in the atmosphere to modulate temperatures a whole lot, other than clouds or rainfall. The poster child, if you will, for the heat so far has been in the Austin area and the San Antonio area, where they didn’t get a whole lot of rainfall in May or June. So you add in April, May, June – that’s going to be the hottest ever on record for the state of Texas going back to 1895. Victor Murphy: We had our second-warmest May on record for Texas, and June is certainly going to be top two or top three warmest. Could you tell me a little bit about how this summer ranks in terms of some very hot summers in this area? Haley Samsel: I’m talking to you on a very hot day in North Texas. For the unabridged version, please listen to the audio file attached to this article. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Murphy, who serves as the climate service program manager for the weather service’s southern region, is based out of the agency’s Fort Worth office. In the latest installment of our occasional conversations with Tarrant County newsmakers, the National Weather Service’s Victor Murphy explains the factors driving the heat wave hitting Texas, how the weather is stressing the state’s resources and why he doesn’t believe the extreme temperatures will recede anytime soon.
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