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<p>The three hottest years for maximum monthly temperatures in the US were 1936, 1934 and 1901.</p>
<p>The graph below shows the unknown adjustments which NOAA makes &#8211; discussed in the Paul Homewood&#8217;s article below. Note the bizarro adjustment in 2012.</p>
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