This Day in Weather History: Salina was broiling in 1936

Weather History for Friday, July 24, 2020, from the National Weather Service in Wichita:

In 1936, Salina tied its all-time record high for the month of
July when the city was torched by a temperature of 116 degrees. The record had been set just six days earlier on July 18. Salina's all-time record high is 118 degrees set on Aug. 13, 1936. In comparison, in 1942, Las Vegas had set its all time record high of 117 degrees, a record that would be tied on July 19, 2005.

In 1979, Claudette was a weak tropical storm, but do not say that to residents of Alvin, Texas. A phenomenal 43 inches of rain inundated the Houston suburb to set the all time 24-hour rainfall record for the United States. This staggering total is just 10.82 inches shy of the all time annual rainfall record for Wichita which is 53.82 inches set in 2008.