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By Associated Press & KBTX Staff | Posted: Mon 4:42 PM, Aug 22, 2011 | Updated: Thu 2:16 PM, Feb 23, 2012

It’s hotter than ever in Houston this year.

At least that’s as of Monday, when the city broke a 31-year-old record for triple digit heat.

The National Weather Service says the city has had 33 days at or above 100 degrees this year. That is one more than in in record-setting 1980.

The intense heat combined with a lack of rain has most of Texas battling one of the most severe droughts on record.

In Houston, it has been so hot, the high temperature has hit at least 100 degrees every day since Aug. 1.

Several other cities in Texas have also broken heat records this year, as the state sweats under a high pressure bubble that has kept the heat trapped and the rain out.

Huntsville has broken it’s record for most 100-degree days in a year. The city has had 57 days over 100, shattering the old record of 43.

College Station will likely break records early next week for consecutive days over 100 (30), and for most 100 degree days in a year (58).

The intense heat combined with a lack of rain has most of Texas battling one of the most severe droughts on record.

That's a bunch of horse hockey. I checked the drought map at noon and there wasn't a single area showing red. Mostly yellows and tans which are the top two levels. Our area is usually red. Even the lib weather folk in Austin have had to admit how cool it's been. Sure, we're going to have normal 100+ degree temps this weekend but that's the first this year. A couple weeks ago it was record shattering unheard of cool 89.

Guess that summer of 115 when I sat in front of the fridge with a wet towel back about 1978 was just my imagination. A few summers ago we had 100+ temps for 100 days. This summer is nothing. I leave the windows open until about mid afternoon when it hits 85 inside temp before turning on the a/c.