Monday’s high of 94 degrees in Dallas-Fort Worth broke the heat record for the day (90) — just missing the all-time high temperature record of 96 degrees from way back in 1904. The heat continues across North Texas today with highs expected in the high 80s and low 90s.

“Elevated fire weather concerns will exist along and west of the I-35 corridor this afternoon,” the National Weather Service Fort Worth report states.

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But high clouds will keep temperatures in check for most of the day.

“This will mostly prevent any locations from overachieving on their high temperatures, though it will still be quite warm with highs expected to be 20 to 25degrees above seasonal norms,” according to the forecast.

Relief is on its way. A dry cold front will push through the region overnight Tuesday cooling things down quite a bit Wednesday morning.

“Quite the mild night is in store for much of North and Central Texas as we come down from the record-breaking heat many experienced yesterday,” Fort Worth meteorologist Hunter Reeves wrote on the NWS website.

A warm February for Dallas-Fort Worth

Historical temperature records show the region hitting 90 degrees on Feb. 26, 1917, which is 6 ticks under February’s hottest day ever recorded in 1904. The Metroplex has seen 90-plus degrees in February six times. The earliest the region experienced a 90-degree day in February was in 1911 with 91 on the first day of the month. Last year, North Texas recorded its first 90-degree day on Feb. 21.

For those anticipating the bluebonnet blooms, this round of above normal temperatures is a welcome development. The purple blooms are the pride of Texas, adopted by the 27th Texas Legislature as the state flower on March 7, 1901. Bluebonnets get their name from the flower’s individual bloom’s resemblance to the sunbonnets women wore to guard against the grueling Texas sun.