17 Texas Cities Ranked Among 50 'Hottest' In America

AUSTIN, TX — A new report says many of the hottest cities in America — temperature-wise, don't get cocky — reside right here in the Lone Star State. With parts of the state seeing temperatures expected to reach the upper 90s this week, it was only appropriate that a whopping 17 Texas cities were listed among the nation's 50 warmest cities, according to the financial news and opinion site 24/7 Wall St.

Among the cities on the report: Austin, San Antonio, El Paso, Dallas, Houston and Lubbock.

Here's a breakdown of the cities, according to the report.

Amarillo

• National rank: 50th
• State rank: 17th
• Days per year with at least 90-degree temperatures: 68
• Highest temperature ever recorded: 111 degrees
• Normal mid-summer high: 91.4 degrees
• Normal year-round high: 70.9 degrees

Lubbock

• National rank: 29th
• State rank: 16th
• Days per year with at least 90-degree temperatures: 84
• Highest temperature ever recorded: 92.8 degrees
• Normal mid-summer high: 93.4 degrees
• Normal year-round high: 74.3 degrees

Port Arthur

• National rank: 27th
• State rank: 15th
• Days per year with at least 90-degree temperatures: 86
• Highest temperature ever recorded: 108 degrees
• Normal mid-summer high: 92.2 degrees
• Normal year-round high: 78.3 degrees

Abilene

• National rank: 20th
• State rank: 14th
• Days per year with at least 90-degree temperatures: 102
• Highest temperature ever recorded: 110 degrees
• Normal mid-summer high: 94.2 degrees
• Normal year-round high: 76.2 degrees

Dallas

• National rank: 19th
• State rank: 13th
• Days per year with at least 90-degree temperatures: 103
• Highest temperature ever recorded: 112 degrees
• Normal mid-summer high: n/a
• Normal year-round high: n/a

Houston

• National rank: 18th
• State rank: 12th
• Days per year with at least 90-degree temperatures: 103
• Highest temperature ever recorded: 109 degrees
• Normal mid-summer high: 92.3 degrees
• Normal year-round high: 78.5 degrees

Midland-Odessa

• National rank: 16th
• State rank: 11th
• Days per year with at least 90-degree temperatures: 106
• Highest temperature ever recorded: 116 degrees
• Normal mid-summer high: 94.6 degrees
• Normal year-round high: 77.3 degrees

Wichita Falls

• National rank: 15th
• State rank: 10th
• Days per year with at least 90-degree temperatures: 107
• Highest temperature ever recorded: 117 degrees
• Normal mid-summer high: 96.9 degrees
• Normal year-round high: 75.7 degrees

El Paso

• National rank: 14th
• State rank: 9th
• Days per year with at least 90-degree temperatures: 108
• Highest temperature ever recorded: 114 degrees
• Normal mid-summer high: 95.5 degrees
• Normal year-round high: 77.4 degrees

Victoria

• National rank: 12th
• State rank: 8th
• Days per year with at least 90-degree temperatures: 110
• Highest temperature ever recorded: 111 degrees
• Normal mid-summer high: 95 degrees
• Normal year-round high: 80.7 degrees

Waco

• National rank: 10th
• State rank: 7th
• Days per year with at least 90-degree temperatures: 111
• Highest temperature ever recorded: 112 degrees
• Normal mid-summer high: 96.8 degrees
• Normal year-round high: 77.8 degrees

Corpus Christi

• National rank: 9th
• State rank: 6th
• Days per year with at least 90-degree temperatures: 112
• Highest temperature ever recorded: 109 degrees
• Normal mid-summer high: 94.4 degrees
• Normal year-round high: 81.6 degrees

Austin

• National rank: 8th
• State rank: 5th
• Days per year with at least 90-degree temperatures: 114
• Highest temperature ever recorded: 112 degrees
• Normal mid-summer high: n/a
• Normal year-round high: n/a

San Angelo

• National rank: 7th
• State rank: 4th
• Days per year with at least 90-degree temperatures: 114
• Highest temperature ever recorded: 111 degrees
• Normal mid-summer high: 95.1 degrees
• Normal year-round high: 78.2 degrees

San Antonio

• National rank: 6th
• State rank: 3rd
• Days per year with at least 90-degree temperatures: 116
• Highest temperature ever recorded: 111 degrees
• Normal mid-summer high: 97.5 degrees
• Normal year-round high: 80.7 degrees

Brownsville

• National rank: 5th
• State rank: 2nd
• Days per year with at least 90-degree temperatures: 124
• Highest temperature ever recorded: 106 degrees
• Normal mid-summer high: 94.4 degrees
• Normal year-round high: 83.5 degrees

Del Rio

• National rank: 4th
• State rank: 1st
• Days per year with at least 90-degree temperatures: 134
• Highest temperature ever recorded: 112 degrees
• Normal mid-summer high: 97.1 degrees
• Normal year-round high: 81.6 degrees

The report, which only looked at cities with populations of at least 10,000, ranked the cities based on the average number of 90-plus degree days per year. The authors used climate data from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.

While Arizona claimed the top two spots with Phoenix and Tucson, Texas had the most cities on the list with 17. Florida had the second-highest with seven.

Excessive heat is blamed for more than 600 deaths in the U.S. every year, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heat can cause people to experience illnesses including heat exhaustion and heat stroke, which happen when the body can no longer properly cool itself.

"While the body normally cools itself by sweating, during extreme heat, this might not be enough," the agency wrote on its website. "In these cases, a person’s body temperature rises faster than it can cool itself down. This can cause damage to the brain and other vital organs."

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