The Augusts of 1952, 2010, 2011 and 2023 were the hottest in North Texas.
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Take heart, Dallas, it could be worse. Remember last August? No? That's probably because your memory is trying to protect you, possibly because you had a mild heat stroke., the average temperature for August over the years has hovered between 80 and 93 degrees. The hottest average temperatures for August were in 2011, when it reached 93.4 degrees. Besides 2011, the hottest Augusts on record were in 2023, 2010 and 1952, when average temperatures ranged between 89 and 93 degrees.
The good news is that things could be worse. The bad news is that they probably will be. Victor Murphy with the National Weather Service told austinmonitor.com that this summer could be among the top-20 hottest on record. So, bundle up and enjoy the cool — coolish, anyway — temps the next few days. This weekend, cloud coverage and the cold front could bring high temperatures back down to the 90s before the start of next week.
However, according to chron.com, ERCOT released a report last month warning of rolling blackouts this summer. ERCOT’s report said there was a 16% chance of a grid emergency and a 12% chance of rolling blackouts in Texas in August. It indicated that in the event of extremely low wind energy with high demand and decreasing solar generation during the evening hours, there is an elevated risk of ERCOT declaring an energy emergency alert, according to the agency.
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