Yeah, boo hoo for Austin, TX as the rest of the US and Canada cracked that temperature weeks ago. It’s still a big deal for us because it’s abnormal to be this “cool.” All the rain we received from May through July broke a record which had held since the Thirties and it was a major factor in keeping the weather mild. In exchange, everyone with mold and mildew allergies was miserable. I also enjoyed the lower electric and water bills.
Normally, it stops raining around May and we have a thunderstorm or three until September. Then Central Texas goes straight to cracking 100F practically every day from June until October followed by drought and water conservation. At least that’s how I’ve remembered it since I moved here in 1994.
August has put the area back on course and I’m sure my yard will be a nice yellow brown before Labor Day.