Houston 2023: Hold My Sweet Tea, It's Gonna Get Toasty
Ah, Houston. The city of space cowboys, rodeos, and apparently, a special talent for conjuring up firey infernos disguised as weather. If you're wondering how 2023 treated us in the temperature department, well, let's just say...we may have broken a sweat (or ten).
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So, how many days did that Texas sun decide to cosplay as a blast furnace? Brace yourselves, folks, because this might singe your eyebrows. In 2023, Houston sizzled under the weight of a whopping 45 days where the temperature climbed over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. That's right, folks, 45 days of feeling like you're trapped inside a pre-heated oven.
Now, some folks might scoff and say, "45 days? That's not so bad." But let me tell you, when the humidity decides to join the party, it feels like you're swimming through a bowl of hot gumbo. We're talking about stepping outside and getting instantly coated in a layer of sweat – the kind that makes you question your life choices, like wearing that polyester shirt.
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While 45 days is nothing to sneeze at (especially when you're already sniffling from the heat), it did fall just short of tying the all-time record of 46 days set in 2011. So, a moral victory for Houston's air conditioners? Maybe. But let's be honest, nobody wants a silver medal when it comes to heat waves.
The Good News (Kind Of): At Least We Weren't Stuck in a 100-Day Sauna
Here's the silver lining (or should we say, the cloud cover?): September finally gave us a break with cooler temperatures. Although, let's not get ahead of ourselves. Texas summers are known for their flair for the dramatic, so who knows what 2024 has in store?
In the meantime, Houston will keep on Houston-ing: rocking our cowboy boots, sipping sweet tea (because apparently that's the only way to stay hydrated in this inferno), and maybe, just maybe, investing in some serious industrial-strength air conditioning.
