The Heat Wave of 1936

MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds · Jul 7, 2026 · 1m · transcript

For two weeks in July, 1936 Minnesotans baked, sweated and wilted. Nine hundred died.

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Producer: Britt Aamodt

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

Image: People sleeping outdoors during a heat wave, St. Paul, July 1936. [credit: Collection of the Minnesota Historical Society]

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