Here are the temperatures at Death Valley, Calif. for the past 20 days or so... (From The Los Angeles Times) In degrees F.

Date Max / Min

July 3 - - - - - - 116 / 94
4 - - - - - - 120 / 84
5 - - - - - - 120 / 86
9 - - - - - - 119 / 80
10 - - - - - 126 / 85
11 - - - - - 126 / 87
12 - - - - - 128 / 91
14 - - - - - 125 / --
15 - - - - - 125 / 89
16 - - - - - 124 / 93
17 - - - - - 124 / 91
18 - - - - - 126 / 96
19 - - - - - 116 / 86
20 - - - - - 120 / 92
21 - - - - - 124 / 95
22 - - - - - 125 / 99
23 - - - - - 122 / 102
24 - - - - - 122 / 103
25 - - - - - 116 / 98

I can't imagine a low temp. of 103 degrees! The Times has listed Death Valley in the weather section since 1981, and I've kept a record. The overnight temp. has been 100 degress or more a few times before- 1994, 126/101; 2001, 120/100 and 2002, 127/100. The highest max. temp. I've seen was 129 about 5 years ago. Death Valley is believed to have the highest average July maximum temps. anywhere in the world. The average high in July is 116.3. The hottest parts of the Sahara desert and parts of the Middle East average 108-110 degrees.

I love Checking the weather in Death Valley :lol:

One time I checked the Temp in a neighbouring town on my Weatherbug and it said it was 133°! I'm not sure if that was correct or ever confirmed though. :lol:

That temp. sounds suspicious. Death Valley is the only place in the U.S. that has exceeded 130 degrees. The next hottest town is probably Gila Bend, Ariz., but I don't know what the record high there is.

Originally posted by Fleet
That temp. sounds suspicious. Death Valley is the only place in the U.S. that has exceeded 130 degrees. The next hottest town is probably Gila Bend, Ariz., but I don't know what the record high there is.

The weather bug does go wack now and then. :lol:

But I've seen Death Valley have some Extreme temps., this July i've seen the temp get to127 :lol:

Originally posted by Fleet
Here are the temperatures at Death Valley, Calif. for the past 20 days or so... (From The Los Angeles Times) In degrees F.

Date Max / Min

July 3 - - - - - - 116 / 94
4 - - - - - - 120 / 84
5 - - - - - - 120 / 86
9 - - - - - - 119 / 80
10 - - - - - 126 / 85
11 - - - - - 126 / 87
12 - - - - - 128 / 91
14 - - - - - 125 / --
15 - - - - - 125 / 89
16 - - - - - 124 / 93
17 - - - - - 124 / 91
18 - - - - - 126 / 96
19 - - - - - 116 / 86
20 - - - - - 120 / 92
21 - - - - - 124 / 95
22 - - - - - 125 / 99
23 - - - - - 122 / 102
24 - - - - - 122 / 103
25 - - - - - 116 / 98

I can't imagine a low temp. of 103 degrees! The Times has listed Death Valley in the weather section since 1981, and I've kept a record. The overnight temp. has been 100 degress or more a few times before- 1994, 126/101; 2001, 120/100 and 2002, 127/100. The highest max. temp. I've seen was 129 about 5 years ago. Death Valley is believed to have the highest average July maximum temps. anywhere in the world. The average high in July is 116.3. The hottest parts of the Sahara desert and parts of the Middle East average 108-110 degrees.


Whew, I keep forgetting how hot it gets in Death Valley.. I was just thinking that 108 is about to kill me.. :lol:

Originally posted by Faith
Whew, I keep forgetting how hot it gets in Death Valley.. I was just thinking that 108 is about to kill me.. :lol:
Yeah, I can take it up to about 105 or so.

:faint: Holy crap. Ill take my 20 degree weather ANY day. If its hotter than 75, its hot to me.

I like hot weather, the hotter the better :grr: But I think 125 is a tad to warm for me :lol:

Originally posted by King TheFonz
But I've seen Death Valley have some Extreme temps., this July i've seen the temp get to127 :lol:
Here's a fact that many people don't know...

The place where they measure the temp. at D.V. (Furnace Creek Ranch, ele. -178 ft.) is not the hottest area. The temps. at Badwater (ele. -279.8 ft.) averages 4 degrees higher than at Furnace Creek). Also, the sand dunes area to the north of Furnace Creek is slightly hotter.

Another fact- when the record high of 134 degrees (set on July 10, 1913) was reported, it was said that the thermometer burst when the temp went even higher (the story has not been officially verified).

Originally posted by ¤MsConanOBrien¤
:faint: Holy crap. Ill take my 20 degree weather ANY day. If its hotter than 75, its hot to me.

Me too!!!

Originally posted by ¤MsConanOBrien¤
:faint: Holy crap. Ill take my 20 degree weather ANY day. If its hotter than 75, its hot to me.
You might enjoy Mt. Washington, New Hampshire. At an elevation of 6,288 feet, the all-time high recorded at the summit is 72 degrees (set in Aug., 1975 and June, 2003). I just checked the Mt. Washington website; it is currently 52 degrees on the summit.

Originally posted by Fleet
Here's a fact that many people don't know...

The place where they measure the temp. at D.V. (Furnace Creek Ranch, ele. -178 ft.) is not the hottest area. The temps. at Badwater (ele. -279.8 ft.) averages 4 degrees higher than at Furnace Creek). Also, the sand dunes area to the north of Furnace Creek is slightly hotter.

Another fact- when the record high of 134 degrees (set on July 10, 1913) was reported, it was said that the thermometer burst when the temp went even higher (the story has not been officially verified).

Dang :lol:

The hottest temp ever recorded was in the late 1910s in Pakistan it was 136°. I cant imagine that kind of heat...

The coldest temp was in Russia at -133°.

Now 136° may be extreme, but I think -133° is the most extreme temprature you could expiriance.

It makes me feel better about living in Florida where we have about ten months of "summer." It was only 91 here today.

133 is way too hot for me.

:eek: Holy whoa. Hence the name "Death Valley"

Originally posted by *A TV People*
:eek: Holy whoa. Hence the name "Death Valley"
Yeah, that place is aptly named.

Originally posted by Fleet
Yeah, that place is aptly named.
I'll say. I hate extreme heat. It must feel like hell in Death Valley.

Originally posted by Janice
I'll say. I hate extreme heat. It must feel like hell in Death Valley.
There is a pass in the eastern part of the valley called "Hell's Gate."

Ironically, many of the tourists in summer are Europeans from Germany, Norway and other "cool" countries who visit Death Valley just to see what 120 degree temps. feel like. They actually get out of the bus or whatever vehicle they are riding in and walk around in the heat!

Originally posted by King TheFonz
Dang :lol:

The hottest temp ever recorded was in the late 1910s in Pakistan it was 136°. I cant imagine that kind of heat...

I believe the 136 temp. was at el Azizia (in Libya) in 1922. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, that temp. was obtained by the U.S. National Geographic Society, but not officially recognized by the Libyan Ministry of Communications.

Originally posted by Fleet
Here are the temperatures at Death Valley, Calif. for the past 20 days or so... (From The Los Angeles Times) In degrees F.

Date Max / Min

July 3 - - - - - - 116 / 94
4 - - - - - - 120 / 84
5 - - - - - - 120 / 86
9 - - - - - - 119 / 80
10 - - - - - 126 / 85
11 - - - - - 126 / 87
12 - - - - - 128 / 91
14 - - - - - 125 / --
15 - - - - - 125 / 89
16 - - - - - 124 / 93
17 - - - - - 124 / 91
18 - - - - - 126 / 96
19 - - - - - 116 / 86
20 - - - - - 120 / 92
21 - - - - - 124 / 95
22 - - - - - 125 / 99
23 - - - - - 122 / 102
24 - - - - - 122 / 103
25 - - - - - 116 / 98

I can't imagine a low temp. of 103 degrees! The Times has listed Death Valley in the weather section since 1981, and I've kept a record. The overnight temp. has been 100 degress or more a few times before- 1994, 126/101; 2001, 120/100 and 2002, 127/100. The highest max. temp. I've seen was 129 about 5 years ago. Death Valley is believed to have the highest average July maximum temps. anywhere in the world. The average high in July is 116.3. The hottest parts of the Sahara desert and parts of the Middle East average 108-110 degrees.

Yuck. The heat index here might have been close to that today. 110 I think. :mad:

Originally posted by Fleet
I believe the 136 temp. was at el Azizia (in Libya) in 1922. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, that temp. was obtained by the U.S. National Geographic Society, but not officially recognized by the Libyan Ministry of Communications.

Yeah that's it :lol:

Originally posted by King TheFonz


Now 136° may be extreme, but I think -133° is the most extreme temprature you could expiriance.

I'd take -133 degrees over 136 any day! I HATE THE HEAT! 70 DEGREES IS HOT TO ME. Of course I'm exaggerating a little bit, but you know what I mean.

Originally posted by King TheFonz
Yeah that's it :lol:
The world's record low temp. is -128.6 degrees at Vostok, Antarctica on July 21, 1983 which broke the old record of -126.9 set on Aug. 24, 1960.
The record low in Russia was in Oymyakon, Siberia; -90.4 on Feb. 6, 1933. This town has about 4,000 people and is considered to be the world's coldest inhabited place

(My major in college was Meteorology.)

Originally posted by JOHN LENNON LIVES
I'd take -133 degrees over 136 any day! I HATE THE HEAT! 70 DEGREES IS HOT TO ME.
Well, there would not be a shortage of ice cubes at those very low temperatures. Just walk outside and help yourself!

Originally posted by Fleet
Well, there would not be a shortage of ice cubes at those very low temperatures. Just walk outside and help yourself!

Coming from an upper Midwestern state where we get nasty winters every year, I'd have to say BEWARE. If you went outside in -90 degree weather without anything on to shelter you from the cold, you would suffer frostbite in only seconds. :eek:

When I was in 5th grade in 1995, we nearly broke the -90-degree barrier - we set a record low of -86. :eek: I can't remember when it was, but it was sometime in late 1995. I remember school had to be cancelled for a few days because it was way too cold to go outside to school. This past winter was no consolation - we had below-zero temps EVERY DAY for THREE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS! :o No kidding. Sometimes it was so cold, I could feel myself getting to the verge of frostbite. Not fun...:(

Originally posted by Fleet
The world's record low temp. is -128.6 degrees at Vostok, Antarctica on July 21, 1983 which broke the old record of -126.9 set on Aug. 24, 1960.
The record low in Russia was in Oymyakon, Siberia; -90.4 on Feb. 6, 1933. This town has about 4,000 people and is considered to be the world's coldest inhabited place

(My major in college was Meteorology.)
Actually I just looked it up and their was a unoficial report of a new record in 1997, it was in Antartica, I have no idea why I thought it was russia :lol:

"Vostok station (Russian) NEW RECORD SET IN 1997!!! This is an unconfirmed report from Vostok Station during the winter of 1997. -91 °C (-132 °F) This is colder than Dry Ice! The "official" record is also from Vostok station on July 21, 1983 -89.2 °C (-128.6 °F)"

Originally posted by King TheFonz
Actually I just looked it up and their was a unoficial report of a new record in 1997, it was in Antartica, I have no idea why I thought it was russia :lol:

"Vostok station (Russian) NEW RECORD SET IN 1997!!! This is an unconfirmed report from Vostok Station during the winter of 1997. -91 °C (-132 °F) This is colder than Dry Ice! The "official" record is also from Vostok station on July 21, 1983 -89.2 °C (-128.6 °F)"
Wow, if that can be verified, that is amazing! It broke the old record by several degrees. Just imagine... -132!

Originally posted by PZelda: VICKI!!
Coming from an upper Midwestern state where we get nasty winters every year, I'd have to say BEWARE. If you went outside in -90 degree weather without anything on to shelter you from the cold, you would suffer frostbite in only seconds. :eek:

And if the wind is blowing, the wind chill factor would put that -90 at -105 or even colder if it's a strong wind.
If I was stranded for a couple of hours, I would choose desert heat over polar cold.