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The 1896 Eastern North America heat wave was a 10-day heat wave in New York City, Boston, Newark, New Jersey and Chicago that killed about 1,500 people in August of 1896.

History

There were 10 days of temperatures above 90 °F (32 °C) with 90 percent humidity. The temperatures did not drop at night. It caused more deaths than the 1863 New York City draft riots or the 1871 Great Chicago Fire.

References

1. ^ "The Heat Wave Of 1896 And The Rise Of Roosevelt". NPR. August 11, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-25. During the summer of 1896, a 10-day heat wave killed nearly 1,500 people, many of them tenement-dwellers, across New York City. ... {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
2. ^ Edward P. Kohn (2010). Hot Time in the Old Town: The Great Heat Wave of 1896. Basic Books. ISBN 0-465-01336-8. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
3. "Prostration and Death". Boston Globe. August 12, 1896. Retrieved 2012-03-09. . {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
4. Armstrong, Henry E. (August 9, 1936). "Visitation of August, 1896, Caused 564 Deaths in the New York City Zone". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-30. Forty years ago, that is to say early in August, 1896, a heat wave enveloped New York and in the following ten days struck down people in the streets and filled the hospitals with casualties. As many as 564 died in the metropolitan district. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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