Dallas-Fort Worth records first 100-degree day with more triple-digit heat expected
Temperatures last month were below average, but now it’s a week of heat.
FORT WORTH, Texas – Summer officially arrived in Texas on Sunday.
The Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport recorded 100 ° for the first time this year.
Melissa Rosales and her family braved the heat and rode their bikes along the Trinity River in Fort Worth.
“All I can say is that it is really, really hot,” said Rosales. “Radiant hot.”
Typically, DFW had eight 100 degree days up to July 25th, and overall the last 30 days were mostly below average.
Now the lowest high temperature predicted for the next 10 days is 98 degrees.
“It already feels like it was 100 degrees,” said Barbara Barfield.
She came to Trinity Park with her family and packed several cool boxes with food, drinks and ice cream.
“It’s hot. It’s humid,” she said. “The kids want out, so I’ll dare for the kids.”
MedStar’s Brian White says they responded to a dozen heat emergencies and brought 8 people to the hospital this weekend.
“In temperatures like here in Texas, there will always be heat-related emergencies,” he said.
White said it sounds easy, but the key is planning your hydration in advance and throughout the day. Splash pads and pools also help keep you cool.
“You’ve probably had a case of water by now,” Barfield said of her children. “We’re here, what 30, 45 minutes?”
Last summer, Rosales’ daughter got nauseous at a sporting event last year. White says children often don’t say what they are feeling as loudly.
“They may not tell you what’s going on, so parents need to be a little more vigilant,” he said.
“We have our pitcher of ice, so let’s just keep filling it up and do that,” said Rosales.
Most heat calls, however, are not for kids. The mean age of patients treated for heat in the last month is 44 years.
White also says not to forget to bring pets and remember the elderly.
Heat problems start with cramps and then develop into headaches and nausea. In the final stage of heat stroke, a person can stop sweating.
“This is your body that says, ‘You really need to cool it down here pretty quickly,” White said.
Just a few months ago, Texans would have accepted any heat.
“I told myself I would never complain about the cold or the heat if it was winter and we had no electricity,” said Barfield.
But this weekend the temperatures were enough to keep even a seasoned Texan inside.
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