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Stunning stat: July 15 was the last day of rain at DFW Airport, with around 0.07 inches recorded.

State of play: North Texas usually tallies 20 days at or above 100 degrees every summer, National Weather Service meteorologist Tom Bradshaw tells Axios.

• With more 100-degree days forecast over the next week, the region is expected to surpass the norm "a fair amount," he says.

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Zoom out: August, which normally gets .67 inches of rain, has been extra dry this year. The airport only got a trace of rain on Aug. 9 and it wasn't enough to move the month's running total past zero.

What's next: North Texas is expected to go without rain for at least the next seven days, and maybe even beyond that, Bradshaw says.

• "It is going to be dry, unfortunately. I wish I had better news," Bradshaw says.

The upside: Most of the Axios Dallas readers who guessed how many 100-degree days our region would see this year are still in the running because of their high counts.