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Justin Povick's most memorable moment from 2023
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12/21/2023
Take a look back at some of the most memorable weather moments from the year with AccuWeather's team of meteorologists.
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The most memorable weather moment for me in 2023 was the duration and the intensity of the heat throughout the Southern Plains,
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specifically stretching from Texas into Louisiana.
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And then the huge and quick impact that had on a developing drought.
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Just going by the numbers alone, Dallas, 55 100 degree days.
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That's the fourth most in recorded history.
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Not only Dallas, though many Texas cities looking at tripling, even quadrupling their historical average amount of 100 degree days.
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And it wasn't just over the interior.
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We had those 100 degree days all the way to the Gulf Coast, including Houston.
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But not only was it hot in Houston, it was dry.
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In fact, for the month of July, just a trace of rain where you should see a half a foot of rain.
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And even into New Orleans during the wet season in June, where was the rain?
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Only 20 percent of the historical average.
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What did that do? Well, the heat and the duration of the intensity of it took the drought from a lower end drought, a moderate drought,
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to the very top end of the drought monitor.
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Just like that.
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