July, 1936 Was Much Hotter Than July, 2011 | Real Science

Below is July, 1936 mapped on the same color scale. Pink is +12 degrees anomaly.

1930s Was Much Hotter | Real Science

Prior to the year 2000, Hansen knew that the 1930s was much hotter than any other decade in the US, and he also knew that his current US record year 1998 was half a degree cooler than 1934.