{"id":216183,"date":"2026-03-23T04:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T04:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/216183\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T04:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T04:56:13","slug":"decades-old-high-temperature-record-for-d-fw-broken-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/216183\/","title":{"rendered":"Decades-old high temperature record for D-FW broken Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">High temperatures on Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/weather\/2026\/03\/18\/why-are-north-texas-springs-summers-hotter-and-earlier-every-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/weather\/2026\/03\/18\/why-are-north-texas-springs-summers-hotter-and-earlier-every-year\/\">set a new record<\/a> for North Texas, according to the National Weather Service\u2019s Fort Worth office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The daytime temperature at D-FW International Airport reached 95 degrees at 4 p.m., which is two degrees higher than the previous record set in 1934 and 1995, the weather service said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Temperatures Friday and Saturday for Dallas-Fort Worth were also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/weather\/2026\/03\/19\/record-breaking-heat-possible-for-d-fw-this-weekend-as-warm-spring-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/weather\/2026\/03\/19\/record-breaking-heat-possible-for-d-fw-this-weekend-as-warm-spring-continues\/\">forecast to <\/a>shatter previous high temperature records, but they remained below the threshold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The warmer-than-normal conditions are expected to continue through the end of May, according to the weather service. <\/p>\n<p>D-FW Weather Wise<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">From snow to 100-degree heat, we&#8217;ve got you covered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">On the whole, all seasons are getting warmer faster. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">A recent analysis from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatecentral.org\/climate-matters\/2026-spring-package\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Climate Central<\/a>, a climate education nonprofit, found the average temperature of spring in D-FW is 3.5 degrees higher than in 1970, primarily caused by climate change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Staff writer Julia James contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"High temperatures on Sunday set a new record for North Texas, according to the National Weather Service\u2019s 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