The warmest March on record in the US occurred in 1910. This was followed a few weeks later by Halley’s Comet and the largest forest fire in US history.
Apr 17, 1910, page 52 – Chicago Tribune at Newspapers.com
“The charred bodies of twenty firefighters were found on Setzer creek, in the St. Joseph country. Two burned Japanese dragged themselves to Avery, Idaho, last night and told of the death of ten of their comrades. The eighteen men, employees of the Milwaukee railroad had gone out to fight the fire and had been surrounded by flames, only two men escaping death.”
Aug 25, 1910, page 1 – The Butte Miner at Newspapers.com
According to Michael Mann, 1910 was right at the bottom after 900 years of cooling.
