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The National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, North Carolina reported that the United States had the hottest summer on record in 2011. Since 1901, only the Dust Bowl era summer of 1936 was hotter. Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Louisiana all reported their hottest summer on record. Delaware had a record warm July in 2011. [12]
The drought and heat wave conditions led many Midwestern cities to experience record heat. In Kansas City, Missouri, the high temperature was below 90 °F (32 °C) only twice and soared above the century mark (100 °F or 38 °C) for 17 days straight; in Memphis, Tennessee, the temperature reached an all-time high of 108 °F (42 °C) on July 13, 1980, part of a 15-day stretch of temperatures ...
The Summer 2012 North American heat wave was one of the most severe heat waves in modern North American history. It resulted in more than 82 heat-related deaths across the United States and Canada , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and an additional twenty-two people died in the resultant June 2012 North American derecho .
2. Texas. Statewide Average Maximum Temperature in 2023: 79.2°F. 1901-2000 Mean: 77.1°F. Hottest County: Webb County. The Lone Star State's pressure-cooker climate keeps it consistently toasty ...
It's only May but its already sweltering in Oklahoma. Here's how to recognize the signs of heat stroke and when to seek medical aid for it.
The Oklahoma City area will see high temperatures above 90 degrees over the next week, which could end up being the hottest and longest heat wave since late September.
The Summer 2006 North American heat wave was a severe heat wave that affected most of the United States and Canada, killing at least 225 people and bringing extreme heat to many locations. At least three died in Philadelphia , Arkansas , and Indiana . [ 4 ]
The Australian summer of 2012–2013, known as the Angry Summer or Extreme Summer, resulted in 123 weather records being broken over a 90-day period, including the hottest day ever recorded for Australia as a whole, the hottest January on record, the hottest summer average on record, and a record seven days in row when the whole continent ...