Parts of Texas break all-time heat records in the state
Several heat records have been broken in Texas as extreme heat blankets over much of the state.
The heat, however, isn't expected to end any time soon.
Amarillo hit 108 degrees, making it the hottest August temperature on record for the city. San Angelo reached 112 degrees while Del Rio hit 113 degrees.
Triple-digit temperatures were prevalent in other parts of Texas and the Southwest. San Antonio hit 106 degrees, Austin climbed to 105 degrees and Corpus Christi reached 101 degrees.
Texas has been baking in record heat since the weekend, and the rest of the week will be no exception.
An excessive heat warning has been issued for Dallas where the heat index could reach 112 degrees.
Heat alerts have also been issued in Oklahoma and New Mexico.
A heat advisory is in effect for Oklahoma City, where the heat index could reach up to 109 degrees.
Record highs are also possible in Roswell, New Mexico, and Lawton, Oklahoma.
More than a dozen record highs were tied or broken in Texas on Wednesday.
Abilene, Texas, hit an all-time record high temperature of 113 degrees, with records dating back to 1885 for the city. San Antonio hit 108 degrees, the hottest temperature in 11 years, tying for the fourth-hottest temperature on record.
Houston was one of the cities in Texas that hit the hottest day of the year on Tuesday and Wednesday, reaching 102 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the National Weather Service.
