What is List of heat waves?
This is a '''list of [[heat wave]]s''': ==Before 1901== * 1540 European [[drought]]-extreme drought and [[heat wave]] lasting eleven months in [[Europe]] * July 1757 heatwave-hottest summer in 500 years before 2003 * 1896 Eastern [[North America]] heatwave-killed more than 1,500 people in August 1896 * 1900-the first eight days of February 1900 were very hot in central [[Argentina]]. Temperatures hit {{convert|99|°F}} in a number of areas, including [[Buenos Aires]] and [[Rosario]]. The heat caused at least 478 deaths. ==1901–1950== * 1901–The [[1901 eastern United States heat wave]] killed more than 9,500 * 1911–The [[1911 United Kingdom heat wave]] had temperatures at {{convert|97|°F}}. The heat started in early July and didn't let up until September. But even then, temperatures were still {{convert|91|°F}}. Temperatures higher than that were not recorded in the [[United Kingdom]] until 1990. * 1913–The hottest heat wave ever struck [[California]]. During the heat wave, [[Death Valley, California|Death Valley]] recorded a record high temperature of {{convert|134|°F}}. It was the hottest temperature on [[Earth]].<ref>{{cite web|title=World: Highest Temperature|publisher=Arizona State University|url=http://wmo.asu.edu/world-highest-temperature|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104143844/http://wmo.asu.edu/world-highest-temperature|access-date=January 10, 2021|archive-date=2013-01-04}}</ref> * 1921–Hottest July on record in Eastern [[Canada]] and the [[Northeastern United States]]. * 1930 to 1939–Almost every year had strong heat and [[drought]]s somewhere in North America as part of the [[Dust Bowl]]. * 1936–The [[1936 North American heat wave]]-preceded by the 1936 North American cold wave-as part of the Dust Bowl. Many states recorded record heat and drought. Similar heat waves happened during 1934. In 1936, more than 5,000 people died due to the heat. ==1951–2000== * 1950s–Extended severe drought and heat happened in the 1950s in the central and [[Southern United States]]. Every year between 1952