Death Valley soars to 54.4C, potentially Earth's highest temp. since 1931

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In the midst of a historic heat wave in the West, the mercury in Death Valley, Calif., surged to a searing 130 degrees (54.4C) on Sunday afternoon, possibly setting a world record for the highest temperature ever observed during the month of August. If the temperature is valid, it would also rank among the top-three highest temperatures ever measured on the planet at any time and may, in fact, be the highest.

“Everything I’ve seen so far indicates that is a legitimate observation,” Randy Cerveny, who leads the World Meteorological Organization’s weather and climate extremes team, wrote in an email. “I am recommending that the World Meteorological Organization preliminarily accept the observation. In the upcoming weeks, we will, of course, be examining it in detail, along with the U.S. National Climate Extremes Committee, using one of our international evaluation teams.”

Death Valley famously holds the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth, which is 134 degrees. This record was set on July 10, 1913. However, that measurement is very much in question; an extensive analysis of that record conducted in 2016 by Christopher Burt, an expert on extreme weather data, concluded it was “essentially not possible from a meteorological perspective.”

Some climatologists consider 129-degree readings recorded in Death Valley on June 30, 2013, and in Kuwait and Pakistan in 2016 and 2017, respectively, as the highest ever reliably measured on the planet. If only those readings are considered, then Sunday’s 130-degree temperature would unseat them as the highest measured.

As it stands, if Sunday’s 130-degree reading is confirmed, it would be the world’s highest temperature officially recorded since 1931, and the third-highest since 1873. The only two higher measurements include the disputed 1913 Death Valley reading and a 131-degree reading from Kebili, Tunisia, set July 7, 1931, which is considered to be Africa’s hottest temperature. But the Tunisia mark also has “serious credibility issues,” according to Burt.

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2 hours ago, Trillion Reasons said:

 

"wow the highest temperature ever, we're so happy let's take a picture" 

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Just now, erotic4 said:

"wow the highest temperature ever, we're so happy let's take a picture" 

Not like they could do anything else. 

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2 minutes ago, Trillion Reasons said:

Not like they could do anything else. 

They could've done something and blew on the thermometer to cool it down. I'm tired of bystanders not doing anything and complaining about the problem! 

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Just now, joannesrats said:

They could've done something and blew on the thermometer to cool it down. I'm tired of bystanders not doing anything and complaining about the problem! 

I —

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"bUt iT WaS tHis hOt bEfORe!!!!!!!!! thIs iS juSt noRMaL weAThEr!!!!!!!!!!"

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3 hours ago, joannesrats said:

They could've done something and blew on the thermometer to cool it down. I'm tired of bystanders not doing anything and complaining about the problem! 

Or....

Build more giant propeller thingies like palm springs...

Turn em all on at the same time to cool the earth....😎

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Come to parts of Australia where its even higher! 

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