There’s no arguing it’s hot outside in Dallas, especially after a record-breaking weekend.

Thursday, Friday and Sunday all peaked at 109, marking the hottest days so far this summer, and Saturday and Sunday both broke daily high temperature records.

Monday broke a daily record, with a high of 106 in Dallas, one degree warmer than the previous Aug. 21 record set in 1948. The new daily record was set shortly before 4 p.m. according to temperature readings at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the National Weather Service said.

The weather service issued an excessive heat warning for all of North Texas through 9 p.m. Monday.

The highs the remainder of this week in Dallas are expected to be between 103 and 105, according to the KXAS-TV (NBC5) forecast.

This summer has brought multiple weeks-long heat waves thanks to a heat dome and the triple-digit heat has extended further into August than last summer. The last 100+ day in 2022 was on Aug. 17.

Dallas, Fort Worth and other North Texas cities have also repeatedly topped the list of hottest largest cities in the nation based on heat index this summer, according to The Washington Post.

But is this the worst summer Dallas has ever had?

Technically no, but it’s one of the warmest and driest in more than a decade, according to weather service data.

Dallas’ hot-weather records

The weather service said it’s hard to quantify the hottest summer ever but some measures can give insight into intensity, longevity and average.

“So far, 2023 doesn’t quite stack up to 1980 and 2011,” according to the weather service.

The hottest recorded temperature was 113 degrees in 1980. This summer, the high temperature has been 109, and the weather service says it’s unlikely it’ll get quite that hot this year.

During 2011, there were 71 days at 100 degrees or warmer. It’s unlikely Dallas will experience that many days this year since we’ve only had 40 as of Sunday but this was enough to break the top 10 list.

Meanwhile, it’s possible Dallas could break a record of most days recorded at or above 105 degrees. As of Sunday, there were 19 this summer. The record of 28 was set in 1980.

It’ll be nearly impossible for this summer to break the record for consecutive days at 100 degrees or hotter. This year’s longest streak has been 21 days while the record set in 1980 is 42.

There have been a lot of warm mornings ― 38 so far this year —with lows above 80. It’s possible 2023 could break 2011′s record of 55 days with the daily minimum that warm.

Lastly, according to the weather service it’s unlikely this year’s average temperature will break 2011′s record high of 90.5. As of Sunday, the average temperature this year in Dallas reached 88.9.

This week’s forecast, according to KXAS-TV (NBC5):

It’ll continue to be hot and dry with temperatures ranging between 80 and 105 most of the week and no chances of rain in the forecast.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny and hot. Low: 83. High: 103.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny and hot. Low: 81. High: 103.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny and hot. Low: 82. High: 105.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny and hot. Low: 83. High: 103.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny and hot. Low: 81. High: 103.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny and hot. Low: 82. High: 105.