Yesterday, I was thinking back to the hottest stretch of weather I have ever been through, which was back in 2000 when we had a bunch of well over 100 degree days, the hottest being 112 degrees. I may have missed it, but I don't recall the news media making a big national deal out of El Dorado in southern Arkansas baking in the sun. Also, 6 of the 9 days before August 14, 2000, were 100 degrees or above. This info comes from a good website for data: www.extremeweatherwatch.com.
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La Niña that year. I remember it well.
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2008JD011185
The 1998-2000 La Niña in the context of historically strong La Niña events
It was first and only year we searched for and hunted watering holes for deer. It was scary dry in the woods.
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