Last year was the hottest ever recorded in Texas

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Last year was the hottest ever recorded in Texas based on average temperature, according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a record that follows a global trend as climate change advances. The average temperature in Texas measured 68.1 degrees last year, said John Nielsen-Gammon, the state climatologist.