KevinM - 6/30/2018 08:07 Now that's an interesting chart. All the old timers here always talked about how hot 1936 was before the Great Flood of 1937, that ironically was made worse due to ice jams on the Ohio river. Winter of 36-37 was brutal according to old newspaper articles and anecdotal reports from those that lived it. But according to that chart 1934 was much hotter. Maybe the memory fades after 50+ years? Or maybe it was very hot locally rather than nationally. In any event 2018 is running at the top of the range (maybe even setting a new record). IF this continues it would suggest a less than stellar crop-although I still remember irrigated yields in 2012 being very good despite high temperatures. But one contributing factor then was a total lack of disease due to it being so dry over a large area plus no storm fronts to carry it around. Thanks.