It means that this drought is the “most intense” one to hit the state over the last 117 years. -7.97: That’s the value of the Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) for Texas in September, according to NOAA.Dallas had 71 (40 of them consecutive) and Houston had a record number of days over 100 degrees as well. 90: The number of days over 100 degrees in Austin this summer, 27 of them consecutive.Oklahoma beats Texas! But Texas did have the hottest June and hottest August, according to state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon. 86.9: That’s the average temperature for Oklahoma this summer.That means all of the lows in the dead of night while you were sleeping in air-conditioning averaged out with the record highs during the afternoon while you were foolishly trying to plant tomatoes for the fall. While it sounds pretty nice, it’s the average temperature. 86.7: That’s the average temperature for Texas this summer, from June through August.The number made the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) list of “ Extreme Weather 2011.” 1 Million+: That’s how many acres of land burned in Texas this year, a record for wildfires.(In fact, as of Tuesday, Texas had more snow than Chicago so far this winter.) Some new numbers out this week show just how bad this year has been for weather in Texas and the rest of the country: It’s strange to think back to this summer and the record heat and drought when it feels like we’re living in Illinois right now. Texas has seen a week of rains, freezes and even snow. It has been one of the worst year's of weather in Texas on record. Photo by Flickr user Bert Kaufmann/Creative Commons
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