From an AP story by Ken Miller headlined “Record heat recorded in Dallas as scorching summer continues in the U.S.”:

Another record-setting day of high temperatures hit the Dallas/Fort Worth area Saturday before a slight cooling trend moves into the area, according to the National Weather Service, as heat warnings stretch from the Gulf Coast to the Southeastern U.S. and upper Mid-South.

Temperatures in the area reached 110 degrees, breaking by four degrees the previous record for this date that was set in 2011, according to the National Weather Service.