Meteorologist debunks climate change narrative: Heatwaves in USA were more frequent from 1901-1960
07/22/2026 / By Lance D Johnson
The narrative that climate change is producing unprecedented, relentlessly intensifying, runaway heatwaves across the United States has been a cornerstone of environmental alarmism for years. From cable news segments to political speeches, the public is told that every passing summer brings record-shattering temperatures, a direct and ominous consequence of human activity. Yet, an examination of the underlying meteorological data, sourced directly from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s own Global Historical Climatology Network daily (GHCNd), tells a remarkably different story.
The numbers do not show a steady, unrelenting march toward a fiery apocalypse; instead, they reveal that the most extreme heat events in the United States were more prevalent during the early 20th century, specifically the period from 1901 to 1960, and that the frequency of days reaching the punishing thresholds of 100°F and 105°F has actually declined since 1895. This dataset, which is an integrated database of daily climate summaries from land surface stations across the globe, provides a long-term perspective that directly challenges the contemporary narrative of crisis.
Key points:
A review of GHCNd data shows that the average number of days per year reaching 95°F was significantly higher in the 1901-1960 period compared to 1961-2020.
The number of days reaching 100°F and 105°F has not increased in recent decades and has declined since 1895 .
The climate of the modern era, while warm, lacks the extreme, blistering heat that characterized the 1930s and other periods in the first half of the 20th century.
What the Official Numbers Really Show
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