[Buckeye McFrog]

The hottest summers on record were in the late 1930’s.
The most severe hurricane hit Galveston, Texas in 1900.

[SomeCallMeTim]

The most severe hurricane hit Galveston, Texas in 1900

The most deadly hurricane hit Galveston in 1900, but it was no where near being the most severe.

Most experts estimate the 1900 storm as a Cat 4 in current terms. Top winds ~ 145 mph.

The problem for Galveston was the lack of warning, low elevation, inability of people to leave the island, and the dead-on worst cases scenario hit that pushed a massive storm surge over the island.

[steve8714]

Deepest snows in St Louis in the 50s and a big tornado.
Anecdotes are worthless.

[AustinBill]

And don't forget the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, which is still one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history.