Death Valley soars to 130 degrees, potentially Earth’s highest temperature since at least 1931
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Wikipedia: "The highest temperature recorded on Earth has been measured in three major ways: air, ground, and through satellite. The former of the three is used as the standard measurement, and is noted by the World Meteorological Organization among others for the official record. However, the method of taking the measurement has been subject to controversy regarding various factors such as environmental conditions. For ninety years a former record that was measured in Libya had been in place until it was disproven in 2012. This finding has since raised questions about the legitimacy of the current record which was measured in Death Valley in the United States of America. The WMO has since stated that they would be willing to open an investigation into the matter as all "available evidence" points to its accuracy. While there have been higher reports through air readings, none of these have ever been verified. The other two measurements of ground and satellite have also generated higher readings, but are less reliable and also unverified."
fishline79
Level 7
Aug 19, 2020
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So that'll be 54.4C in proper temperature measurement then.
Sofabeast
Level 7
Aug 19, 2020
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If you are poking fun at the US not using the metric system I totally agree, but why do you think Fahrenheit/Kelvin/etc. are not 'proper' ?
@FearlessFly.... Good point. It's a relative comment, however we are virtually, if not actually, the only country in the world who doesn't use Metric weights and measures. Reagan didn't understand them so he reversed all attempts to join the world community, making trade more costly and awkward. Trump is like him in many ways. We are also the only country that plays "Soccer". This country, as the Brits say, is very bloody-minded!
In fact, it's probably the highest temperature ever reliably recorded. More details, for meteorology nerds, at [yaleclimateconnections.org]
NeverSure
Level 5
Aug 18, 2020
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But it's a DRY heat...still frikin HOT...best weather I ever lived in was in NM...no humidity.
phoenixone1
Level 8
Aug 18, 2020
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That is the temp for rare beef, fer crying ice! Would you just slow cook at that temp??
Auroramorealist
Level 5
Aug 18, 2020
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160 kills bacteria and most viruses. But if it is 130 air, then any reflective or absorbant surface should be hotter.
Well, Sous Vide is in isn't it?
When i was a kid, the Weekly Reader reported it at 140 degrees.........has it gotten substantially cooler in 60+ years? Doubt it!
AnneWimsey
Level 9
Aug 18, 2020
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Do you remember it eidetically? I swear, I still remember Readers Digest articles 50 years later
Death Valley was 134 °F (56.7 °C), on July 10, 1913 
. This was the hottest day ever recorded on the planet.
Votan
Level 2
Aug 18, 2020
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"Greenland Ranch temperatures not consistent with meteorological conditions in July 1913"
@FearlessFly Of course it's not consistent...because it doesn't support the new narrative. I cannot accept changing historical data to support a new political agenda get in the way of truth, and will let science speak for itself.
@Votan . . . hmmm, the article is from Oct 2016 . . .
I saw that today! I have had 110, for 3 days myself! It is late night before it cools here!
Freedompath
Level 9
Aug 17, 2020
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Yeah, but what about all that global warming I have to shovel in January...
ChestRockfield
Level 8
Aug 17, 2020
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Shorter and wetter winters (which includes snow) is part of the global warming science.
@Beowulfsfriend You realize I was joking I hope...
And the orange turd says climate change isn't real.
Theresa_N
Level 8
Aug 17, 2020
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. . . current weather is not climate 
@dpms308, @creative51 yall need to learn about the science
@creative51 Ah I see. I backed you into a corner of your being a climate change denier so you start with insults and profanity. Pure evidence that you have nothing.
@creative51 cool story.
@dpms308
You certainly don't talk like a math or science head.
Annual Climate change can be modeled based on data available to a degree of error
People have a life span based upon several factors
The color of the sky is dependent upon your perspective and duration of observation. Usually, black or blue, and sometimes other colors.
A linear rate of change is potentially extreme depending on what is being measured... if only it were constant
I'm pulling your chain.
The Orange-armageddon says a lot of things aren't real, that are... and a lot of things that are real, are not. Reality loses all meaning, and all substance collapses into a single truth. Donald is a lie.
May 20, 2016 - India sweltered to a scorching 123.8 degrees Thursday, setting a new all-time high that breaks a 60-year-old record.
I thought they had broke 130 but I was wrong.
Willow_Wisp
Level 8
Aug 17, 2020
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Dang, that’s freaking hot!! 🥵
Redheadedgammy
Level 9
Aug 17, 2020
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Your current 90+ temps aren't that far away !
@FearlessFly well, we had one day last week at 107 and another yesterday at 105, so I guess we will get hotter here too! Can’t wait to get to Northern California!!
@Redheadedgammy It's only 100° today in the East Bay - but we've got lots of smoke from the wildfires.
@Juniper The wildfires are the only thing that worries me about moving there. I grew up in Marin County and got used to earthquakes and the heavy rain during the winter. The wildfires are very scary though.
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