Author Archives: Tony Heller

One night in 1872, the temperature in New York City never dropped below 80 degrees. TimesMachine: Thursday July 19, 1900 – NYTimes.com And this was without the 8°C Urban Heat Island now occurring in New York City. NYC-2009_Rosenzweig_etal.pdf

On this date in 1934, it was 101 degrees in Chicago and John Dillinger was killed. Hundreds of people were dying in the heat across the country, and Missouri was in the middle of eight consecutive days over 110F. 23 … Continue reading →

On this date in 2011, the average maximum temperature in the Northeastern US was 94.6F, making it the 24th hottest day on record in the Northeast. Fifty-two percent of stations in the Northeast were above 90F, and twenty-two percent were … Continue reading →

Troy, New York    108F   July 22, 1926 TimesMachine: Thursday July 22, 1926 – NYTimes.com

July 22, 1901 was one of the hottest days on record in the US and Europe. It was 117F (47C) in St. Petersburg , Russia, and the average maximum temperature across the US was 96 degrees. Missouri was 116F, Arizona … Continue reading →

There has been almost no melting in the Arctic Basin over the past few days, and this is supposed to be peak melt season. Index of /DATASETS/NOAA/G02135/north/daily/images/2019/07_Jul/ Arctic sea ice extent is identical to all recent years, but it is … Continue reading →

7/9/1936 106 8/7/1918 104 7/21/1977 104 7/22/2011 104 TimesMachine: Friday July 22, 1977 – NYTimes.com

Lots of news about record heat in the Midwest. The Union of Concerned Scientists says that heat is going to make the Midwest become unlivable in future decades. Let’s see how their claims compare with reality. Yesterday was the hottest … Continue reading →