Excessive heat for several days

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The average temperature (highs and lows) at Camp Mabry for the first 11 days of this month is 88.9° making this the third hottest July to date. This is 4° above normal. The average temperature will continue to increase with forecast high temperatures remaining in triple digits going out to at least Tuesday, July 18.Heat index readings Tuesday afternoon reached 116° at La Grange and 115° at San Marcos. Thus, the National Weather Service increased this area heat al