Could spring rains make for a cooler summer in North Texas?

So far, those scorching days of summer have stayed away.

The highest temperature we’ve seen this year was 97 degrees on June 10, and there’s not a 100-degree in sight.

Is it a prelude to a cooler summer? Maybe.

This year has been compared to 1957, which is the wettest start to a year on record with 36.46 inches. This year was second with 34.06 inches (through Friday), which is 19.53 inches above normal.

There were 20 100-degree days in 1957, all in July and August.

In theory, this year’s spring precipitation could delay the onset of summer heat, but weather data are inconclusive, said Dan Huckaby, a National Weather Service meteorologist.

“If we can continue to keep the heat at bay through the first week of July, we certainly improve our chances of a below-normal mean temperature for the season,” Huckaby said.

Here’s a look at 100-degree days, by the numbers:

71 most days in a year (2011)

15 days in 2014 (first day was July 13)

0 fewest days in a year (1973, 1906)

42 most consecutive days (June 23-Aug. 3, 1980)

31 most days in a month (July 1980)

June 30 average first date

Aug. 26 average last date

March 9, 1911 earliest occurrence (100 degrees)

Oct. 3, 1951 latest occurrence (106 degrees)

This story was originally published June 27, 2015 at 4:37 PM with the headline "Could spring rains make for a cooler summer in North Texas?."