Author Archives: Tony Heller

A deadly tornado outbreak on May 13, 1980 destroyed much of downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. 14 May 1980, 1 – The South Bend Tribune at Newspapers.com

“Biden’s decision to cancel the Alaska oil & gas lease sale makes zero sense in this energy-constrained environment. America is short on supply & consumers are paying the price at the pump. The bill will come due for Democrats in … Continue reading →

On May 13, 1886 the Midwest was ravaged by deadly floods and tornadoes. A massive hailstorm occurred in Spain which killed dozens of people.  That year went on to be the most active hurricane season in US history with seven … Continue reading →

May 12 temperatures have plummeted in the US over the past 30 years, with 2020 and 2021 among the coldest on record – down fifteen degrees since 1936.

Flemington, New Jersey has had 113 days over 100F since 1895, with 93 of them occurring before 1970. Graphing Graphing

A massive tornado outbreak occurred on May 13, 1908 from Nebraska to Arkansas and Louisiana – killing half of the residents of Gilliam, Louisiana. 14 May 1908, 2 – St. Joseph Gazette at Newspapers.com

Rocky Mountain, Virginia has had sixty-three days over 100F since 1900. Forty-six of those days occurred before 1955. Graphing

Cedarville, California has had 283 days over 100F since 1895. Almost three fourths of those hot days occurred more than sixty years ago. The hottest temperatures have also declined since 1933 when Cedarville reached 111F. Graphing

Christmas Day 1983 was about ten degrees colder than any other Christmas, and largely wiped out the citrus crop. The warmest Christmas occurred 100 years ago in 1922. 27 Dec 1983, Page 1 – The Des Moines Register at Newspapers.com … Continue reading →

Indiana University has had 154 days over 100F since 1895. All but twenty of those days occurred more than fifty years ago. There have been no 100 degree days at Bloomington over the past decade, but during the 1930s they … Continue reading →