06-08-2022 17:14 via kxan.com

100-degree day streak ends at 21 as welcome rain falls

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After a 21 day stretch of triple digits, the high temperature at Camp Mabry in Austin topped out at 99° Saturday afternoon. The total number of 100-degree days this summer stands at 56 and will continue to climb as the heat wave makes a rapid return.A weak upper level disturbance moved in from the Gulf Saturday triggering widely scattered showers and a few isolated thunderstorms. The increase in clouds and rain helped keep temperatures slightly lowers as the upper level "hea
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