Posted on 07/17/2023 6:06:05 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a sizzling exclamation point Sunday on a record warm summer that is baking nearly the entire globe by flirting with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, meteorologists said.
Temperatures in Death Valley, which runs along part of central California’s border with Nevada, reached 128 degrees Fahrenheit (53.33 degrees Celsius) on Sunday at the aptly named Furnace Creek, the National Weather Service said.
The hottest temperature ever record was 134 F (56.67 C) in July 1913 at Furnace Creek, said Randy Ceverny of the World Meteorological Organization, the body recognized as keeper of world records. Temperatures at or above 130 F (54.44 degrees C) have only been recorded on Earth a handful of times, mostly in Death Valley.
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Heck, yeah. “It used to be WAY hotter than it is now. Why, I remember back in the summer of 1913 . . ..”
Normal for this time of the year. 129 and 130 is reached every year.
Could it be that this is why it was named “Death Valley’ a very longtime ago? Does anyone mention the Dust Bowl anymore?
That’s about what it was in the 50 when he drove through it. But it’s a very dry heat without humidity, so it wasn’t as bad as it sounds.
IIRC it was once claimed that 137 degrees was once seen in Libya...but the accuracy of that reading was challenged and deemed to be unreliable.
Originally measured at 136 but they later whittled it down a bit. Either way, one of five straight days of 129 degrees or better. So yeah, 128 is far from Record heat in Death Valley in July.
1913 was an era of change for industry.
Steam driven machinery was being retro-fitted to utilize refined petroleum while coal-derived electric industrial furnaces were increasing at about 2x per year.
The entrepreneurship that petroleum energy drove was phenomenal.
Sunspots in that time frame were on the increase.
I’ve been in 95 degrees in Tampa and 95 degrees in Dubai. Much different.
The name “Death Valley” ought to be a hint.
AP says kill your cows, dogs and eat bugs...let Lerch fly in his jets. Drive an EV in a 15 minute city. Imbeciles.
Oddly enough, 1913 was also the year that saw Death Valley’s coldest temperature. On January 8, the temperature dropped to 15°F (-10°C) at Furnace Creek.
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I’ve been there at 120, cruising with no air and was more comfortable than at 90 in the humid Ohio or Mississippi River Valley.
I’ve gone through the Valley of Fire near Las Vegas, in a jeep with the top off, during the summer.
“””The name “Death Valley” ought to be a hint.”””
I bet the Chamber of Commerce and Tourism balked at that choice.
“nothing grows out here...nothings gonna grow out here!!!”....one of the funniest comic bits ever. He was great...
So the temperature has fallen six degrees in the last 110 years.
Interesting...
“Normal for this time of the year. 129 and 130 is reached every year.”
Agreed, this is just downright laughable. The local weather service has a list of the high records for yesterday. There was only one place, and it was a tie that had been reached 4 times before. The place was Big Bear Lake. Just downright laughable with all the hype.
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