Do You Remember The HOTTEST Day In North Dakota History?

I'm not even going to TRY and "jar your memory" with the question "Do you remember the HOTTEST day recorded in North Dakota?"...

... I'm pretty sure most of us weren't even alive back then. I'll get back to that burning question in a bit, but first, we have quickly turned a corner here in Bismarck and Mandan with the weather temps slowly rising. This weekend we will be in the mid-90s. Hot and warm. Let me just say how much I HATE when in North Dakota as the evening approaches, it gets hotter.

So I have tried to curb my hatred for the heat 

On a positive note, the one thing I was happy to read not too long ago was that this summer North Dakota was going to be one of a few states that weren't going to be abnormally HOT this year. Let's just say, I'm thrilled not to be living in Las Vegas or cities like Phoenix where temps are soaring. My home state of California is also reaching extra brutal heat. So getting back to my question - "Do you remember the HOTTEST day recorded in North Dakota history?"

Well if you are over the age of 90 years old...

...and you lived in Steele, North Dakota at the time, no doubt you'll never forget July 6, 1996. According to weather.gov  "The highest temperature ever recorded in North Dakota was 121 °F in Steele on July 6, 1936. How cold does it get in North Dakota? The coldest temperature ever recorded in North Dakota occurred in the same year as the highest North Dakota temperature, -60 °F in Parshall on February 15, 1936"

Excuse me now, I'm off to hug my air conditioner.