1980 heat wave in Dallas | WFAA coverage

[@HellcatMad]

I remember that summer well. I was a young teen.

[@LoriL010]

I remember this heat wave and then that winter we had a huge ice storm that brought down tree limbs and power lines..

[@EricCox4848]

@LoriL010 And 2011 was tough. 100 degrees or more that summer for 71 days. Winter was mild. And probably the only time I didn't want to go outside and on top of that, a toothache that just wouldn't quit.

[@LoriL010]

@EricCox4848 Yes that was a hard summer too. And ouch on the tooth..not fun.

[@MilePost106]

I moved to Texas right around 1982. Yes, it was hot when I moved there and remember it very well.

[@talawoods25]

Love the old broadcast!

[@Allison_White]

I was born that summer. My mom always said “it was the hottest summer on record!” So, it’s neat to see the actual news from that period of time.

[@janetoconnor3636]

I think the actual hottest summer or year on record is from 1936. We had record temps and extreme weather the whole year.

[@danlowe8684]

Maybe some locals could help me out with a question: Did many of these farmers go out of business, the result being the land being taken over by brush, which then led to the big fires?

[@mopalafox]

Remember 118 degrees in June Grand Prairie, Tx

[@EricCox4848]

And a much younger Bill Brown.