You may recall that Betty said that the Expo Dance Hall was the preferred place to go dancing when it was hot. During the summer of 1936 when Steve and Betty were dating a heat wave struck the nation. The heat started in June and continued into September. On July 15th, the average high temperature for all 113 weather stations in Iowa measured 108.7°. It reached 110 in Webster County that day.Here are links to a couple of articles about the devastating heat wave that year:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_North_American_heat_wave
http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000051
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