Note that most
US maximum
temperature records
were set in 1936:
Example Below:
is Lamar, MO
1936:
Note
large number
of days
over 100 degrees F.
( 21 consecutive days
over 100 degrees F.
during August, 1936,
is the all-time
Lamar record ).
2018:
Lamar
has gone
more than
2,000 days
without reaching
100 degrees !
Chart Below:
Lamar, MO
Very hot
in July
& August
1936 (in blue)
versus
Not hot
in July
& August
2018 (in red):
Three
screenshots
below:
Read the 1936 news:
Unusually bad
US weather
in 1936
