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Fatality numbers from heat waves and cold waves in the United Statesfrom 1900-2016

Heat waves and cold waves that caused the most fatalities in the United States from 1900 to 2016
Created with Highcharts 5.0.141 2601 2601 1931 193670670257257188188182182164164150150130130107107Heat wave, 1980, Kansas City, Missouri, St LoiusHeat wave, 1936, IllinoisHeat wave, 1995, Missouri, Oklahoma, IllinoisHeat wave, 1999, Illinois, Missouri, WisconsinHeat wave, 1983Heat wave, 1966, St Louis, MissouriHeat wave, 2006, CaliforniaCold wave, 1963Heat wave, 1998, Arizona, Florida, ColoradoHeat wave, 2012, Washington DC, Iowa, Virginia, North Carolina010020030040050060070080090010001100120013001400

The data displays a list of heat waves and cold waves experienced in the U.S. from 1900 to 2016, by the number of fatalities that occurred as a result. In the deadliest event on record, around 1,260 people lost their lives as a result of a heat wave in 1980 in Missouri and Tennessee.

Heat wave, 1980, Kansas City, Missouri, St Loius 1260
Heat wave, 1936, Illinois 1193
Heat wave, 1995, Missouri, Oklahoma, Illinois 670
Heat wave, 1999, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin 257
Heat wave, 1983 188
Heat wave, 1966, St Louis, Missouri 182
Heat wave, 2006, California 164
Cold wave, 1963 150
Heat wave, 1998, Arizona, Florida, Colorado 130
Heat wave, 2012, Washington DC, Iowa, Virginia, North Carolina 107

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