There was an unprecedented heatwave from September 1895 through the summer of 1896 in many parts of the world.
22 Sep 1895, 2 – Chicago Tribune at Newspapers.com
27 Sep 1895, 4 – Vermont Phoenix at Newspapers.com
24 Sep 1895 – PHENOMENAL HEAT IN AMERICA. – Trove
27 Sep 1895 – THE WEATHER IN ENGLAND. – Trove
Britain sizzles past 1895 heat record | The Times
30 Sep 1895, 10 – Glasgow Herald at Newspapers.com
16 Nov 1895, Page 10 – The Centralia Enterprise and Tribune at Newspapers.com
16 Nov 1895, 2 – The Santa Maria Times at Newspapers.com
17 Nov 1895, Page 3 – The San Francisco Call at Newspapers.com
17 Nov 1895, 9 – The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com
23 Jan 1896 – THE HEAT WAVE. – Trove
09 Jan 1896, Page 5 – The Sydney Morning Herald at Newspapers.com
24 Jan 1896, Page 5 – The Sydney Morning Herald at Newspapers.com
22 Aug 1896, 16 – St. Louis Globe-Democrat at Newspapers.com
During May, 1896 St. Louis was largely destroyed by a tornado.
29 May 1896, Page 4 – The Inter Ocean at Newspapers.com
17 Jul 1896 – HEAT-WAVE IN EUROPE.
10 Aug 1896, Page 1 – The Indianapolis News at Newspapers.com
Arizona had their record heatwave of seven straight days over 120F, matched only in 1905.
18 Sep 1947, 10 – The Miami News at Newspapers.com
01 Oct 1896, 1 – Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, the Evening News, Wilkes-Barre Record at Newspapers.com
01 Oct 1896, 1 – Hartford Courant at Newspapers.com
08 Oct 1896, 3 – The Lodge Pole Express at Newspapers.com
The US government hides historical heat by tampering with the data.
The Australian government also tampers with the data, and additionally hides all temperatures before 1910.
Climate change and variability: Tracker: Australian timeseries graphs
