As Austin goes into another week of relentless triple digits, you might be wondering: It can't have been this bad all along, can it?
As Austin goes into another week of relentless triple digits, you might be wondering: It can't have been this bad all along, can it?in recorded Austin history, with last June coming in first. However, 2023 June has already surpassed 2022 June's hottest day by 1 degree, with a max temp of 106. Summer came earlier than usual this year, too. June 9 was the first 100-degree day, making it the 10th-earliest 100-degree day in Austin history.
Last week, Laredo, Del Rio, San Angelo, and Junction all set record highs, leading to life-threatening conditions – a teenage boy and his stepfather died on a 119-degree hike in Big Bend National Park onAustinwith 118 degrees on Wednesday, June 21. The heat index is not the actual temperature, but what it feels like to the human body with the combination of heat and humidity.
Quigley says temps should cool down by this weekend, but in the meantime, vulnerable Austinites are suffering. Paramedics have seen dramatic increases in heat-relatedcalls – a staggering 118 in the last two weeks. City officials estimate that around half of all incidents so far have been affecting men ages 20-39, who are either working or exercising outside.
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