Hottest Day of the Year?
A warning from the National Weather Service (NWS), as if we needed it to be official, states this could be the hottest day for the year to date. My digital thermometer in my backyard in Denton registered 104.7 F at 1540 (3:40 p.m.) Sunday afternoon while Denton Municipal Airport reported only 100.2 F at 1700 (5 p.m.)
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DENTON-COLLIN-TARRANT-DALLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...
THE COLONY...PLANO...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS
349 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2007
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS RESULTING IN AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 103 DEGREES TODAY. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH THE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 107 DEGREES.
PERSONS INVOLVED IN VIGOROUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE URGED TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. WEAR LOOSE FITTING AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. BE SURE TO CHECK ON PERSONS WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THE ELDERLY...AS THEY ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE OR PETS IN AN ENCLOSED VEHICLE...EVEN FOR A SHORT TIME...AS TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY RISE TO LIFE THREATENING LEVELS.