“We must be going in for records in 1936; record blizzards, record dust storms, record floods, record drouth, record heat wave. If it keeps up Americans will need to show record endurance.”
Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, lowa) – 16 Jul 1936
16 Jul 1936, 6 – Sioux City Journal at Newspapers.com
On July 15, 1936 thirteen states were over 110F, thirty states were over 100F and forty-three states were over 90F.
MO 118, CA 117, AZ 116, IA 114, OK 114, IL 113, IN 113, KS 113, SD 113, AR 111, KY 111, MN 111, NE 111
ND 109, TX 109, WI 109, OH 107, WV 107, MT 106, PA 106, UT 106, CO 105, NV 105, WY 105, VA 104, MI 103, ID 102, NC 102, TN 102, AL 100
NM 99, SC 99, GA 98, MS 98, OR 98, FL 95, NJ 95, LA 94, MD 94, DE 93, WA 91, NH 90, NY 90
