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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

The Worst US July Heatwaves: 1936, 1954, 1980, 1934, 1930, 1901

 SOURCE:

The Worst US July Heatwaves | Real Climate Science

During July 1936 four states were over 120F, twenty-three states were over 110F, forty-three states were over 100F and every state was over 90F.

CA 121, ND 121, OK 120, SD 120

AZ 119, KS 118, MO 118, NE 118, IA 117, AR 114, IL 114, IN 114, TX 114, KY 113, MT 113, WI 113, CO 112, ID 112, WV 112, MN 111, UT 111, OH 110, WY 110

MI 109, NV 109, VA 109, NM 108, AL 107, OR 107, PA 107, WA 107, MD 106, MS 106, NJ 106, NY 106, NC 106, DE 105, GA 105, SC 105, LA 104, TN 104, FL 103, CT 100

NH 99, MA 98, VT 97, ME 92, RI 90



During July 1954 Kansas was over 120F, twelve states were over 110F, thirty-nine states were over 100F and forty-six states over 90F.

KS 120

CA 119, AZ 117, OK 117, MO 116, NE 116, AR 115, IL 115, TX 114, CO 112, SD 111, NV 110

UT 109, IN 108, LA 108, MT 108, GA 107, KY 107, NM 107, ND 107, TN 107, IA 106, MS 106, NC 106, WY 106, OH 105, OR 105, SC 105, VA 105, NJ 104, AL 103, DE 103, ID 103, MD 103, NY 103, WV 103, PA 102, FL 101, MN 100

WA 98, WI 98, CT 96, MA 96, MI 96, RI 94, NH 92

During July 1980 California was over 120F, nine states were over 110F, forty-three states were over 100F and every state was over 90F.

CA 124

AZ 118, OK 117, KS 114, MO 112, TX 112, AR 111, NE 111, NV 110

CO 109, MT 109, SC 109, SD 109, IL 108, MS 108, UT 108, AL 107, GA 107, ID 107, KY 107, FL 106, IA 106, LA 106, NM 106, ND 106, TN 106, WY 106, IN 105, OR 105, NY 104, WA 104, MN 103, NJ 103, NC 103, DE 102, VA 102, WI 102, MD 101, OH 101, PA 101, MA 100, RI 100, WV 100

CT 99, MI 96, ME 94, NH 94, VT 92,

During July 1934 California and Arizona were over 120F, twenty-four states were over 110F, forty-one states were over 100F and every state was over 90F.

CA 122, AZ 120

KS 118, NE 118, ID 117, MO 116, NM 116, SD 116, OK 115, IL 114, MN 113, TX 113, CO 112, IN 112, IA 112, NV 112, ND 112, UT 112, AR 111, OH 111, KY 110, MS 110, OR 110, WA 110

MT 109, TN 109, LA 108, MI 108, WV 107, WI 107, WY 106, GA 105, PA 105, SC 105, VA 105, AL 102, NY 102, NC 102, DE 101, MD 101, NJ 100

FL 98, CT 97, MA 96, NH 95, VT 95, ME 94, RI 90

During July 1930 seventeen states were over 110F, forty-two states were over 100F and forty-seven states were over 90F.

AZ 117, CA 116, AR 115, KY 114, MS 114, IN 113, MO 113, IL 112, NE 112, SD 112, KS 111, LA 111, OK 111, IA 110, NM 110, TN 110, TX 110

AL 109, GA 109, OH 109, VA 109, ID 108, MN 108, MT 108, SC 108, ND 107, UT 107, MD 106, WA 106, WV 106, WY 106, DE 105, MI 105, NC 105, CO 104, OR 104, PA 104, WI 104, FL 103, NV 103, NY 103, NJ 102

CT 99, MA 95, NH 95, ME 91, VT 90

During July 1901 fourteen states were over 110F, forty-two states were over 100F and every state was over 90F.

AZ 117, MO 116, OK 113, AR 112, IL 112, IN 112, UT 112, KS 111, WI 111, IA 110, MT 110, NE 110, TN 110, TX 110

CA 109, KY 109, LA 109, MS 109, SD 109, CO 108, ND 108, MN 107, NJ 107, PA 107, ID 106, AL 105, DE 105, FL 105, MD 105, OH 105, WY 105, GA 104, NV 104, NC 104, WA 104, MI 103, NY 103, NM 102, SC 102, VA 102, ME 101, WV 100

NH 98, OR 98, MA 97, VT 97, CT 95, RI 93

 

The Washington Post knows about the 1930 heatwave. Unfortunately their editorial board doesn’t seem to read their own newspaper.