Floods in China during 1931 killed millions of people.
21 Aug 1931 – 30 MILLIONS HUNGRY – Trove
The 1780 Great Atlantic Hurricane killed more than 20,000 people and destroyed every structure in Barbados. Winds were over 200 MPH.
30 Dec 1780, 2 – Jackson’s Oxford Journal at Newspapers.com
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/data_sub/perez_11_20.pdf
On September 9, 1900 Galveston Texas was destroyed by a category 4 hurricane, which killed ten thousand people.
09 Sep 1900, 7 – Great Falls Tribune at Newspapers.com
On September 19, 1926 Miami was destroyed by a hurricane. Climate experts blamed sunspots.
20 Sep 1926, Page 1 – The Times at Newspapers.com
Heatwaves during 1911 killed tens of thousands of people in Europe and the US.
11 Aug 1911 – TERRIBLE HEAT WAVE. – Trove
En 1911, Paris suffoquait déjà sous la canicule – Le Parisien
The 1911 Heat Wave Was So Deadly It Drove People Insane – New England Historical Society
This included 100 degree temperatures in Maine during May.
22 May 1911, Page 1 – The Sydney Morning Herald at Newspapers.com
The hottest July 4th on record in the US occurred in 1911.
04 Jul 1911, Page 1 – The Scranton Republican
The worst heatwave on record in Australia occurred January 1896. The New York Times described it as the worst heatwave on record anywhere.
23 Jan 1896 – THE HEAT WAVE. – Trove
New York was also hit by a heatwave that year which killed thousands of people.
Europe has a long history of devastating heatwaves and droughts going back more than 1,000 years.
21 Aug 1901, Page 3 – Shelby County Herald at Newspapers.com
18 Jul 1852, 7 – The Observer at Newspapers.com
The deadliest and largest tornado on record occurred in 1925.
19 Mar 1925, Page 1 – Palladium-Item at Newspapers.com
Flooding and tornadoes in 1913 were described as the “Greatest Cataclysm In American History”
The true story of our national calamity of flood, fire and tornado … – Logan Marshall – Google Books
The 1927 floods on the Mississippi River were the worst on record in the US. The Red Cross described 1927 as the worst year in history, with 111 disasters – including 29 tornadoes, 24 floods, 9 hurricanes and 23 fires.
25 Nov 1927, Page 7 – The News-Review at Newspapers.com
St. Louis was destroyed by a tornado.
The Pittsburgh Press – Google News Archive Search
During 1936, the US had the hottest July, terrible drought, the coldest February, and record flooding.
The Bulletin – Google News Archive Search
TimesMachine: July 7, 1936 – NYTimes.com
16 Jul 1936 – WORST DROUGHT IN HISTORY – Trove
14 Feb 1936 – INTENSE COLD – Trove
24 Mar 1936 – UNITED STATES FLOODS – Trove
