100-degree days return to North Texas, but later than usual

Dallas-Fort Worth is officially hot, hot, hot.

Driving the news: The high temperature hovered around 101 yesterday after officially reaching 100 degrees for the first time this summer Tuesday.

The big picture: The region typically sees the first 100-degree day on July 1.

• Triple digit temperatures end, on average, on Aug. 27.

Flashback: Dallas-Fort Worth reached triple digits in June for the past three years.

• The region had 23 days with temperatures reaching at least 100 last year — far less than the 55 days in 2023, per the National Weather Service.

Fun fact: North Texas had zero 100-degree days in 1973.

Threat level: There were eight triple digit days in 2021, the fewest since 2007. It didn't hit 100 until July 25 that year.

• The last 100-degree day in 2021 wasn't until Sept. 20 — the 10th latest triple digit day on record.

What we're watching: How your 100-degree day guesses fare.

• Mehdi E. and Heather Z. both guessed 21, the lowest estimate of Axios Dallas readers this year.

The bottom line: Even if this year isn't a record-breaker for triple digit weather, don't expect a break from the heat until mid-October.

• High temperatures stay in the 90s after fall starts. The last 90-degree day of 2024 was recorded on Oct. 23.