Lufkin breaks all-time record high temperature Sunday afternoon

This afternoon, the Angelina County Airport reached 111°.
This afternoon, the Angelina County Airport reached 111°.(KTRE)
Published: Aug. 27, 2023 at 4:41 PM CDT
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LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - This afternoon, the Angelina County Airport reached 111°, breaking the previous all-time record high temperature of 110° for the Lufkin area. You may remember that last weekend Lufkin tied the 110° record for the second time since 1909. With only a handful of days left in meteorological summer, Summer 2023 currently ranks as the warmest on record for the Lufkin area, with an average summer temperature of 87.7° (not counting today).

Tyler tied their daily record high of 105° this afternoon. Longview did not tie or break any high temperature records.

Scattered thunderstorms this afternoon as cold front moves through East Texas.