On September 29, 1953 fourteen states were over 100F and thirty states were over 90F.
Kansas 106, Texas 106, Oklahoma 105, Arkansas 104, Illinois 104, Louisiana 104, Missouri 104, Nebraska 103, Indiana 102, Kentucky 102, Tennessee 102, Arizona 100, California 100, Mississippi 100
Iowa 98, Ohio 98, New Mexico 96, Virginia 96, Alabama 95, Michigan 95, West Virginia 95, Florida 94, Wisconsin 94, Maryland 93, Nevada 93, Utah 93, Colorado 92, Georgia 92, North Carolina 92, Pennsylvania 92,
29 Sep 1953, Page 1 – Linton Daily Citizen at Newspapers.com