“This year, we are seeing a bit of a delay in the evolution into the monsoon thunderstorm season,” Mr. Frieders said. “And so with that, we ended up seeing temperatures a little bit hotter during the day.”The heat wave now stationed over the desert Southwest — caused by a “heat dome” of high pressure — has also brought sweltering temperatures to parts of Texas and New Mexico. Experts estimate that more than 50 million people across the United States live in the areas expected to have dangerous levels of heat. As Captain Noak spoke on Monday afternoon, the heat index in the city — a measure of how the air feels that takes into account both temperature and humidity — was climbing toward an expected high of 109 degrees. Captain Noak said Austin residents had enjoyed some relief last week, when high temperatures fell short of 100 degrees for several days and the E.M.S.

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