Topic - John Nielsen-Gammon

"One thing that is a little unusual about this heat wave is we had a fairly wet April and May, and usually that extra moisture serves as an air conditioner," Nielsen-Gammon said. "But the air aloft is so hot that it wasn't able to prevent the heat wave from occurring and, in fact, added a bit to the humidity."

Texas heat wave forecast to spread scorching temperatures to the north and east →

Heavy rainfall ends prolonged drought in Southern Plains →