Temperatures in Texas today are 10-20 degrees cooler than they were on this date in 1936. On August 12, 1936 Texas set its all time record temperature of 120 degrees.
NOAA says that 2012 is hotter than 1936.
August 11, 1936 USHCN Texas temperatures QUANAH 2 SW 115 ALBANY 114 BALLINGER 2 NW 114 DUBLIN 2SE 114 LLANO 113 WEATHERFORD 113 GREENVILLE KGVL 112 HASKELL 112 EAGLE PASS 3N 111 BROWNWOOD 2ENE 110 LAMPASAS 110 MEXIA 110 BLANCO 109 CORSICANA 109 FLATONIA 109 BOERNE 108 CLARKSVILLE 2NE 108 ENCINAL 108 MIAMI 108 TEMPLE 108 CROSBYTON 107 LULING 107 MCCAMEY 107 NEW BRAUNFELS 107 SNYDER 107 PARIS 106 MARSHALL 105 PECOS 105 RIO GRANDE CITY 104 MULESHOE #1 103 ALICE 102 PLAINVIEW 102 SEMINOLE 102 BALMORHEA 101 BRENHAM 101 BEEVILLE 5 NE 100 HALLETTSVILLE 2 100 ALPINE 98 FALFURRIAS 98 DANEVANG 1 W 95 LIBERTY 95
August maximum temperatures in Texas have been in decline for 120 years.