Years ago

The hottest day on record in Youngstown, at 103 degrees, was July 10, 1936.

The hottest day in recent years was Aug. 8, 2001, at 95 degrees.

Several cases of heat exhaustion were reported at the Canfield Fair on Sept. 7, 1954.

Temperatures inched toward 100 degrees with the noon temperature reported at 94 degrees on Aug. 20, 1955.

A heat wave throughout July and August was to blame for bricks from the Red Carpet Lounge toppling into Albert Street, a Vindicator story said on Aug. 8, 1977.

High temperatures claim lives, and local officials urge caution as temperatures climb to 95 degrees on Aug. 8, 2001.

Unseasonable weather hits the Mahoning Valley on Oct. 4, 2007, as temperatures reach 83 degrees — only two degrees lower than the local record for Oct. 4, which occurred in 1951.