On this date 70-years ago in 1954, there was coast-to-coast heat. It was ≥95° in a total of 37 states and 28 of those states were also ≥100°.
• 95° in New Jersey and Wisconsin
• 96° in Minnesota
• 97° in Oregon and Washington
• 98° in Delaware and Wyoming
• 99° in Utah and West Virginia
• 100° in Florida, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico and Ohio
• 101° in Idaho, Iowa and Pennsylvania
• 102° in Louisiana and Virginia
• 103° in Alabama, Colorado, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma and South Carolina
• 104° in Arizona, North Carolina and Tennessee
• 105° in Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas and Texas
• 106° in Indiana, Missouri and Nebraska
• 108° in Illinois
• 109° in California
We don't get heat this intense over this large of an area very often these days in the U.S. (contrary to what the media wants you to think), but this was quite common prior to 1960, particularly during the 1930s and 1950s.
On this date 70-years ago in 1954, there was coast-to-coast heat. It was ≥95° in a total of 37 states and 28 of those states were also ≥100°. • 95° in New Jersey and Wisconsin • 96° in Minnesota • 97° in Oregon and Washington • 98° in Delaware and Wyoming • 99° in Utah and West Virginia • 100° in Florida, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico and Ohio • 101° in Idaho, Iowa and Pennsylvania • 102° in Louisiana and Virginia • 103° in Alabama, Colorado, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma and South Carolina • 104° in Arizona, North Carolina and Tennessee • 105° in Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas and Texas • 106° in Indiana, Missouri and Nebraska • 108° in Illinois • 109° in California We don't get heat this intense over this large of an area very often these days in the U.S. (contrary to what the media wants you to think), but this was quite common prior to 1960, particularly during the 1930s and 1950s.
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