Aurora last night (midnight) west of Lubbock. Credit: JO.

Some areas didn't get a chance to cool down very much overnight. Childress mesonet never went below 84 deg F overnight last night! #txwx #nmwx #okwx #wtxmesonet

Another hot summer day in the books, and it doesn't seem to be letting up anytime soon. Forecasts indicate temperatures will go up slightly as the week progresses. Stay cool this week everyone! #txwx #NMwx #okwx #wtxmesonet

MOM and BABY Horny Toad (Texas horned lizard). Crowell mesonet. Foard County.

Another hot one today! Highest temp at 2:30pm CT was 109 deg F at Crowell. Sadly no relief from the heat this week. Stay cool everyone! #txwx #nmwx #okwx #wtxmesonet

MCLEAN 1E mesonet with new sensors and comms today. 103 deg F in this part of the Panhandle. Highest mesonet temps today (deg F): 110 - Crowell 110 - Truscott 110 - Guthrie 10WSW (Pitchfork Ranch) 110 - Throckmorton 110 - Aspermont 110 - Estelline 110 - Stamford 110 - Albany

Lubbock HEAT ISLAND. When your low temps are only 80 degrees F at Lubbock's elevation...it's going to be a very warm day.

HOT! West Texas is experiencing some record breaking heat today! Highest temp so far is 112 deg F at the Goldthwaite mesonet. Temps are expected to remain high tomorrow as well. Stay cool everyone! #heatwave #txwx #nmwx #okwx #wtxmesonet

When temperatures are near 100 deg F at noon, you know it is going to be a hot day. #txwx #wtxmesonet

Sunset on another HOT day in West Texas. Highest mesonet temps (deg F): 114 - Aspermont 113 - Jayton 113 - Guthrie 10WSW (Pitchfork) 113 - Guthrie 8SE (6666) 112 - Stamford 112 - Rotan 112 - Paducah 112 - Knox City 112 - Hefner 112 - Comstock 112 - San Angelo

COOLER! Last couple mornings have been a bit cooler compared to what we experienced last week. Refreshing change of pace. #txwx #nmwx #okwx #wtxmesonet

RAIN! Some areas have gotten a fair amount of rain over the last couple of days, and some are still seeing rain. #txwx #nmwx #okwx #wtxmesonet

A lot of rain over the last 7 days. Some areas are still seeing more today! #txwx #nmwx #okwx #wtxmesonet

Water around FLUVANNA 3WNW mesonet in northeast Borden County. 8.87 inches storm-total rain...station now at 19.72 inches for the year. Mesonet station repaired after water penetrated the enclosure. #txwx

Year-to-date precip totals! Highest total is 35.60 inches for the year at the Seymour mesonet. #txwx #nmwx #okwx #wtxmesonet

Summer temperature and precipitation patterns for Reese Center in Lubbock County. It is interesting to see that in general, the warmer summers were associated with less precip and cooler summers were associated with more precip. #txwx #lubwx #wtxmesonet

PANTEX LAKE mesonet under construction today under a smoky sky. Thank you, Pantex Environmental Compliance, TTU Pantex Farm, and the National Weather Service for helping in Carson County.

It is way too hot and humid for West Texas in mid September! #txwx #nmwx #okwx #wtxmesonet

DATA OUTAGE (2 pm CDT): All mesonet data on web pages and apps are being impacted by a university outage. Will provide updates when available.

Unseasonably warm day today across the region. Highest temps were at 98 deg F out east. #txwx #nmwx #okwx #wtxmesonet