We had ninety 100* plus days this year in Austin. That's three solid months of 100* plus weather. The record of the year (and for all time) I believe was 115*.

This summer in Texas was the hottest in the country's history, according to the National Weather Service. As of Sept. 30, Austin has recorded 90 days of 100-degree temperatures this year, obliterating the old record of 69 days set in 1925.

Just ponder that for a moment and then realize that we had only 6.53 inches of rain over a twelve month period.

Texas also saw its lowest year-to-date precipitation record smashed, with only 6.53 inches in the last seven months. The previous record, 9.36 inches, was set in 1917.

Combine the record heat with record aridity and this is what you get. Farmers can't get crops to local markets because they don't have any crops and local soils may have irrevocably changed. Worst, it looks like we've got another year of this, at least.