Heat Wave Temperatures United People Highest Recorded Eslpod

The United States has experienced many heat waves, many of which were "deadly" (killed many people). One of the most "severe" (extreme) weather "phenomena" (something that happens and is observed) was in 1936, when much of North America experienced a "historic" (important in history) heat wave in the summer and then a "cold wave" (a period of very cold temperatures) in the winter. More than 5,000 people died and many "crops" (plants grown in fields for food or other use) were "destroyed" (ruined).

Another heat wave "struck" (affected people) in 1954. Eleven states "witnessed" (saw; experienced) temperatures higher than 100 °F for 22 days "in a row" (without interruption), and East Saint Louis in Illinois "recorded" (measured and wrote down) a temperature of 117 °F, which is the highest temperature ever recorded there.

About 10,000 people died during a heat wave and "drought" (a period of time without rainfall) in 1980 that affected the central and eastern parts of the United States. The area around Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas recorded temperatures above 100 °F for 42 "consecutive" (in a row; without interruption) days.

More recently, the heat wave in 2006 killed more than 200 people and Los Angeles County recorded its highest temperature ever: 119 °F.

March 2012 also brought a heat wave, breaking "temperature records" (the most extreme temperatures) in 1,054 locations across the United States. The temperatures were not the highest temperatures ever recorded, but they were extremely high for that time of the year.