Throwback: The Great Heat Wave of 1936

It is the end of February and spring is soooo close!! And we all know that spring means, tornado season!! I know that's exactly what you were thinking! Well, I suppose the temperatures are a tad warmer than they are now. On that note, I thought I would heat things up for this Thursday's Throwback with the Great Heat Wave of 1936.

The St. Paul Daily provided two fans and 400 pounds of ice to these ladies in the press room, during a 108 degrees day in Minneapolis, MN.

For anyone who was in the MidWest this past summer can contest that it was quite a scorcher. Can you imagine an even hotter summer? The Great Heat Wave of 1936 had seventeen states break or tie their all-time maximum temperatures, some of which still stand today. In fact, it wasn't until the 2012's summer that some of those maximum temperatures were even broken. I'll just say that during the 1936 summer a day time high of 100+ degrees was a norm.

To keep cool at night many people went outside to sleep. Pictured below is Lincoln, Nebraska on a hot July night, where the night time low didn't drop below 91 degrees. 
 
Well I hope that this warms up your Thursday! To tell you the truth I am look forward to the warm temperatures as well, just not the Great Heat Wave hot!



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