http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/062/mwr-062-07-c1.pdf
Crushing heat across the US. Ten degrees above normal in the center of the country. Compare 1934 vs GISS hottest year ever, 2010.
http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/products/maps/acis/Jul10TDeptUS.png
1934 was much hotter than 2010. So why did GISS demote it?
Are you starting to get the picture?