Cool nighttime temperatures used to provide relief from broiling hot South Texas days. Now, not so much.
Heat waves are normal in South Texas. What's changed is that temperatures don't drop at night as much as they used to. The highs are higher, and the lows are higher, too. That makes it harder for people to recover from the daytime heat.No question, the days have been broiling hot. But what's different about the current Texas heat wave is what's been happening at night:Daily highs have been really high — north of 100 degrees lately.
Skylar Martin take a drink of water after painting the side of a building along McCullough and East Ashby Place on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Heat waves are normal in South Texas. What's changed is that temperatures don't drop at night as much as they used to. That makes it harder for people to recover from the daytime heat.
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