Summer doesn’t officially start until next week, but extreme heat was already making itself right at home in Texas on Friday, with temperatures soaring above triple digits in many cities.
was already making itself right at home in Texas on Friday, with temperatures soaring above triple digits in many cities.
Houston’s excessive heat warning was the first one issued for the city in nearly seven years. The temperature on Friday in Houston rose to 95 degrees Fahrenheit , with a heat index of 111 degrees Fahrenheit . The temperature in Corpus Christi was also 95 degrees by Friday afternoon, but its heat index swelled to 119 degrees . Heat index values take into account the temperature and relative humidity and indicate how hot it feels outdoors.
“We all know Houston sometimes can be uncomfortably hot in the summer. I want everyone to understand this forecast calls for heat and humidity that is dangerous and potentially deadly for some of our vulnerable Houstonians,” Mayor Sylvester Turner said this week.
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