If it has seemed unusually hot outside lately, it's not your imagination. Temperatures broke new records both Sunday and Monday.
It hit 108 degrees on Sunday. The previous record was 97 degrees – and that’s from 1956. The hottest day of fall ever was Labor Day 200 when it hit 112 degrees.
It doesn't help that it hasn't rained in a couple weeks, and Austin ended up on the dry side of Rita.
"We've been seeing lots of coughs. We've also been seeing a lot of asthma, and a lot of people who didn't have asthma for a long time who are suddenly getting wheezy. If you do get that, be sure to hydrate well and if the problem persists, see your doctor," Dr. Kim Bolton of the Austin Regional Clinic said.
 |  |
 | |  |
| | | | | | | |
Hot enough for ya?
Here's how some Austinites beat the heat.
 
| | |
| | | | | |
|
Yet the humidity is still high. Three runners along the Hike and Bike Trail just returned from serving in the military in Qatar, where they said the temperature was 135 degrees.
"It was 110 in Afghanistan. But it's not as humid. You get used to it," one runner said.
Right. The best thing to do during triple digits is to stay inside between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Salvation is a couple days away. News 8 Austin Meteorologist Rich Segal said a cold front will drop temperatures to the mid- to upper-80's by Thursday.
