Prior to 60 years ago, September 17 was normally a very hot day in the US, with the hottest years being 1927, 1895, 1931, 1925 and 1955.
On September 17, 1927 almost half of the US was over 90F, and a large percent was over 100F.
Fifteen states reported temperatures over 100F on September 17, 1927.
SELMA AL 102 TALLADEGA AL 102 BREWTON 3 SSE AL 101 FAIRHOPE 2 NE AL 100 GREENSBORO AL 100 HIGHLAND HOME AL 100 TROY AL 100 PINE BLUFF AR 105 CORNING AR 101 NEWPORT AR 101 POCAHONTAS 1 AR 101 PRESCOTT 2 NNW AR 100 PARKER AZ 100 ALBANY 3 SE GA 102 EASTMAN 1 W GA 102 ROME GA 102 MILLEN 4 N GA 101 NEWNAN 5N GA 101 QUITMAN 2 NW GA 101 WASHINGTON 2 ESE GA 100 FAIRFIELD IA 101 ALBIA 3 NNE IA 100 PALESTINE IL 102 HARRISBURG IL 101 MCLEANSBORO IL 101 SPARTA 1 W IL 101 COLUMBUS IN 101 WASHINGTON 1 W IN 101 HOPKINSVILLE KY 101 BOWLING GREEN WARREN KY 100 DONALDSONVILLE 4 SW LA 103 PLAIN DEALING 4 W LA 102 AMITE LA 100 CALHOUN RSCH STN LA 100 FRANKLIN 3 NW LA 100 JENNINGS LA 100 WINNSBORO 5 SSE LA 100 FARMINGTON MO 101 MEXICO MO 101 BRUNSWICK MO 100 ABERDEEN MS 104 BROOKHAVEN CITY MS 104 COLUMBIA MS 103 CRYSTAL SPGS EXP STN MS 102 HATTIESBURG 5SW MS 102 MONTICELLO MS 102 POPLARVILLE EXP STN MS 102 UNIVERSITY MS 102 LOUISVILLE MS 101 WATER VALLEY MS 101 BATESVILLE 2 SW MS 100 BOONEVILLE MS 100 CLARKSDALE MS 100 KOSCIUSKO MS 100 LAUREL MS 100 WAYNESBORO 2 W MS 100 MC COOK NE 100 CALHOUN FALLS SC 100 GREENWOOD SC 100 WINNSBORO SC 100 CLARKSVILLE WWTP TN 102 DOVER 1 W TN 100 LEWISBURG EXP STN TN 100 MC MINNVILLE TN 100 MURFREESBORO 5 N TN 100 MARSHALL TX 104 LIBERTY TX 102 TEMPLE TX 101 BROWNWOOD 2ENE TX 100 ENCINAL TX 100 LAMPASAS TX 100 QUANAH 2 SW TX 100
Temperatures that hot are inconceivable now, as money-grubbing fraudsters posing as climate experts claim the exact opposite.
Global Warming and Heat Waves – National Wildlife Federation
The occurrence of heatwaves has plummeted in the US, where summer afternoon temperatures are nowhere near as hot as they were a century ago.