Highs of 109 degrees Fahrenheit forecast for Saturday and 110 F on Sunday in Dallas would break the current record of 107 F each day, both set in 2011.
, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, by deforestation and by certain agricultural practices, will lead to more and prolonged bouts of extreme weather including hotter temperatures.
Meanwhile, in Waco, about 90 miles south of Dallas, there has been no rainfall for a record-tying 49 straight days, since only a trace amount on July 1. In Oklahoma City, the high is expected to reach 106 F degrees, tying a record set in 1934 and in Topeka, Kansas, the high is forecast to reach 108 F, one degree shy of the record set in 1936.
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