DFW Summer Weather: Significantly Cooler Than Normal with Few Triple-Digit Days

Unusually Cool Summer in DFW

• 🌡️ Dallas-Fort Worth has experienced a summer significantly cooler than normal, with only three 100-degree days so far.
• 🎯 This is considerably less than the average of 12 triple-digit days typically seen by this point in the season.
• 📊 For meteorological summer (June, July, August), the region is about a degree cooler than normal on average.

Temperature Trends by Month

• ☀️ In June, 14 days had above-normal temperatures, while 9 were normal and 7 were below normal.
• ☁️ July saw a notable shift, with 17 days below normal temperatures, only 8 above, and 6 normal.
• 📈 August has also trended cooler, with only one day hitting 98 degrees, just above the normal high of 97.

Back-to-School Weather Forecast

• 🎒 For the upcoming school week, expect temperatures to be cooler than normal.
• 🏫 Monday's forecast for Dallas ISD and Fort Worth ISD includes highs around 77 degrees at 8 a.m., 90 degrees at noon, and 96 degrees by 4 p.m., with a chance of isolated showers.
• 🌦️ Tuesday is predicted to reach 94 degrees, still cooler than the normal high, with about 20% of the area seeing thunderstorms.

Extended Forecast and Rainfall

• 📉 Through Thursday, August 14th, temperatures are expected to remain cooler than normal, with highs around 97.
• 📅 By Friday, August 15th, the normal high drops to 96, with above-normal temperatures anticipated.
• 🌧️ While most of North Texas is dry, isolated thunderstorms have brought over two inches of rain to parts of Fannin County and Lamar County, though these are expected to dissipate.