July 2021 saw Texas cities tie or set all-time heat records. Del Rio (112 degrees), Amarillo (110 degrees), Lubbock (111 degrees), and San Antonio (107) all experienced the hottest temperature ever.
Borger, Texas, located 40 miles northeast of Amarillo, saw temps soaring to 116 degrees on July 11. That’s typically the average high in July for Death Valley.
The previous high was 113 degrees set on June 26, 2011. Records have been kept in Borger since 1949. That’s typically the high temperature in July for Death Valley, California.
