I looked up an article about that time period and it was interesting. Two things stood out to me. Even then the Russians were blamed for meddling with our weather and causing the high heat. Plus there was an Indian Rain Dance which did cause rain the next day but not enough to break the heat. Below is from the Dallas Morning News of 2006.
"Some people had theories about what was causing the heat wave. One letter writer to the mayor's office said the Soviet Union had installed space platforms with lasers beamed at North Texas. Another said the heat was God's wrath at people who were gambling on the outcome fo the television show Dallas' who-shot-JR episode.
Other people had remedies. On July 20, People performed a rain dance near the Turtle Creek fountain across from Lee Park in Dallas, asking those who couldn't attend to "concentrate their thoughts on thundershowers to provide enough energy to manifest a rainfall." For the record it rained the next day though not enough to break the heat wave."
1980 Stats for heat
113 Highest official temperature ever recorded in Dallas (June 26-27)
29 Most tied or broken records for daily high temperatures
69 Most 100-degree days in a single year
42 Most consecutive 100-degree days
92 Highest average temperature for a single month (July)
105 Highest average maximum temperature for a single month (July)
31 Most 100-degree days in a single month (July)
29 Most tied or broken records for daily high temperatures
69 Most 100-degree days in a single year
42 Most consecutive 100-degree days
92 Highest average temperature for a single month (July)
105 Highest average maximum temperature for a single month (July)
31 Most 100-degree days in a single month (July)
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