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The 1936 North American heat wave was one of the most severe heat waves in the modern history of North America. It took place in the middle of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl of the 1930s and caused more than 5,000 deaths. Many state and city record high temperatures set during the 1936 heat wave stood until the 2012 North American heat wave.
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Siberia heat wave: A Russian heat wave smashed an all-time record high in one Siberian town on June 20, reaching a scorching 38 °C (100 °F) possibly the hottest temperature on record so far north in the Arctic, continuing an off-the-charts warm year in what is typically one of coldest places on Earth. If that reading is found to be correct ...
Most heat wave deaths: 570: July 8–14, 1936: Statewide Precipitation. Rain. Event [1] Measurement Date Location Greatest 24-Hour rainfall: 12.92 inches (328 mm)
1940 – Billboard magazine publishes its first music popularity chart, the predecessor to today's Hot 100; 1940 – U.S. presidential election, 1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected president to a record third term, Henry A. Wallace is elected vice president; 1940 - Color television is demonstrated by the Columbia Broadcasting System
July 13–14 – Peak of July 1936 heat wave: The U.S. states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana all set new state records for high temperature. At Mio in northern Michigan, it soars to 113 °F (45 °C). August 3 – African-American athlete Jesse Owens wins the 100-meter dash at the Berlin Olympics.
The 1936 North American heat wave caused record-setting temperatures in eight US states. Event [3] Measurement Date Location Highest Temperature: 115 °F (46.1 °C)