The heat wave that has the national media all a’dither is rather old news here in Texas and points north where this NOAA graphic shows we’ve been having a heat wave since the first of the year. Warmest spring I remember in Central Texas. Whether it’s a fluke or proof of global warming, even meteorologist Bob Rose isn’t sure.
"For the first 6 months of the year, the US as a whole, including Texas is off to the warmest year on record," Rose of the Lower Colorado River Authority, said in an email. "Austin is having it’s second warmest year on record, while Dallas, Waco and San Antonio are all experiencing their warmest on record.
"It will be interesting to see how long this trend continues. I’m not sure if it’s global warming or not, but weather conditions across [Central Texas] have certainly been [showing] a warming over the past few years."
This is not exactly the way I wanted to get a photo or graphic up on the site (I’d prefer having the text with it instead of as an extended entry, and not have the image bleed off the right side of the hole for it) so I’m still working on that.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 