Bob Rose, meteorologist for the Lower Colorado River Authority in Austin, tells me my recent tally of the official 100-degree days so far in this heat heavy summer was a little low.
The official National Weather Service sites, at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, and the Texas National Guard’s headquarters at Camp Mabry in West Austin, are the ones federal meteorologists count.
"Using data through Sunday, 8/27," Bob writes, "Mabry has recorded 32 100-degree days and Bergstrom has recorded 27 so far this summer."
He said that puts the summer of 2006 in the top 10 years with 100-degree days. Camp Mabry’s 32 is a tie for 7th place with 1980. Bergstrom’s 27 is in 9th place behind 30 days in 1985. Of course these rankings will improve as summer has a few weeks to run yet.
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