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by James Sel » Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:28 pm
panamint_patty wrote:Death Valley Is World's Hottest Place, World Meteorological Organization Reports I suppose this is good news or at least interesting news...
On July 10, 1913, Greenland Ranch in Death Valley recorded a surface temperature of 134 degrees Fahrenheit. That record was investigated pretty thoroughly by Dr. Arnold Court, a meteorology professor from California, back in the 1940s and determined to be valid. According to the Associated Press, the previous record of 136.4 degrees was held in El Azizia, Libya, but an investigation found the temperature was incorrectly recorded.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/14/death-valley-world-hottest-place_n_1883858.html
Here is a documentary on how the records got corrected pretty neat stuff.
http://www.wunderground.com/deadheat
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by MojaveMike » Sun Sep 16, 2012 1:19 pm
That was a really good documentary. Thanks for posting the link to it! Now I can say that I've been to the hottest place in the world!
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by BallaratBob » Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:09 am
MojaveMike wrote:That was a really good documentary. Thanks for posting the link to it! Now I can say that I've been to the hottest place in the world!
Interesting video! I wonder if the re-establishment of Death Valley as the hottest place on the planet will increase tourism. A lot of people visit during the summer to "experience" the furnace-like heat of the valley and the record can only increase Death Valley's reputation for being HOTTER THAN HELL!!!
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by cactuspete » Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:00 am
Death Valley Recognized For Hottest Temperature EverHere's the park service press release on this news story.
The record reading at Greenland Ranch, now known as Furnace Creek Ranch, occurred during a particularly hot spell from July 8-14, 1913. It was later described by George H. Wilson of the Weather Bureau as "probably the most remarkable authentic record of high shade temperatures ever made." During this seven day period the maximum temperature reached at least 127° F each day, with three days 130° F or above, and never fell below 85° F.
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http://www.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=12742
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