109 years ago yesterday - July 10, 1913 the hottest offical temperature ever recorded in the world was recorded in Death Valley California - on that date it hit 134° F in the shade - - - in 1922 a temp of 136° war recorded in Lybia, but it was later discovered that this was miscalculated by 12.6° so the Death Valley record was reinstated. In the 109 years since that record was recorded the closest it has ever gotten again was August 16, 2020 when the same Death Valley station recorded a high of 130° in the shade - - it is estimated that temperatures as high as the record are only hit once every 650 years.
The weather station in Death Valley is located at the Furnace Creek Ranch 178 feet below sea level
