1934–35 North American drought

Excessive heat and drought problems affected the United States in 1934–35 from the Rocky Mountains, Texas and Oklahoma to parts of the Midwestern, Great Lakes, and Mid-Atlantic states. These droughts and excessive heat spells were parts of the Dust Bowl and concurrent with the Great Depression in the United States.

A number of U.S. states experienced new records in both heat and dryness, including (in order) Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The drought had similar effects on the Mid-Atlantic states and the southern regions of New England. The affected areas had actually experienced insufficient rainfall from 1930 until 1941, explaining in part the lack of water. The death tall of the drought and the associated heat waves is estimated to between 6,000 and 10,000 people.