End of Summer?

Wow! What a summer we have had. I was beginning to wonder if the heat would ever end. Texas has had extreme temperatures this year and it has really been difficult to deal with. Added to the extreme heat we are in a drought.

Where we live in Texas, we have had over 80 days of 100+ temperatures. To put that in perspective, the normal number of days at or above 100 degrees is 7. Yes, only 7 days. We have had 11 to 12 times that amount. Needless to say, my children did not spend much time outside.

Added to the heat was extreme drought. Normal rain fall for this area to date would be around 30". I believe we have had a total of 12" of rain. Again, needless to say, ALL plants are dead and some trees may not make it.

Last night we had a light shower (I mean "light"! didn't even moisten the dust in the rain gauge) and some cool winds from the north. Todays high temp was 84 degrees. Wow. Our low this morning was 64 degrees, that is a whooping 40 degree drop and we needed jackets this morning. LOL

I hope our highs stay near the low 80's for the next three months. My kids need some outdoor time. It wouldn't hurt to have a little rain with that too.

Praying for our firefighters who have been fighting an outbreak of wild fires since the Labor Day weekend.