The Hottest Day on Record in Monroe.

With no end in sight yet, our heat wave continues. The oppressive temperatures over 100 got me to thinking about the official hottest day on record. Online records state Monroe’s hottest day on record since 1893 was July 26, 1918 with a high recorded as 109°. Looking at the newspapers for that day and days around it, there is no mention of the heat. In 1947 they were going through a heat wave here similar to temperatures we have been experiencing. On the front page of the News-Star of August 8, 1947, they state the hottest day recorded officially was 108° in July, 1930. In the newspaper for July 30, 1930, they stated it hit that number the previous day (the 29th) . For three days that year on July 12, 13, and the 30th, the thermometer at the city hall reached its record high of 112°. Keep in mind, there were very few places with air conditioning back then. I guess the old saying is true. It could be worse!