With a name likeDeath Valley , you expect some unpleasant environmental atmospheric condition . But the California hotspot went one better this preceding weekend , enter a astonishing temperature of 130 ° F . grant toThe Washington Post , it might be the hot temperature ever recorded on Earth in the month of August — if not the high of all time .
The temperature still require to be verified . If precise , it would unwrap the previous August record for Death Valley by three grade . The World Meteorological Association and the U.S. National Climate Extremes Committee , among others , will go to determine whether the reading was accurate .
The current world record for the hottest temperature recorded on Earth was 134 ° farad and was set by Death Valley back on July 10 , 1913 . A scorching 131 ° F was also observed in Kebili , Tunisia , on July 7 , 1931 . Because some meteorologists conceive these two readings may not have been totally precise , it ’s possible the 129 ° F observed in Death Valley in 2013 and the 129 ° F recorded in both Kuwait in 2016 and Pakistan in 2017 could be the current highest temperatures . If so , and if the latest temperature can be verified , that would make it the Modern record holder by one degree .
While Death Valley is known for its blistering heat , much of the Western United States has realise sweltering temperatures this calendar month . Phoenix , Arizona , show 117 ° F ; Sacramento , California , record 112 ° atomic number 9 .
While these temperatures are undoubtedly impressive , they ’re still not quite enough to attempt to electrocute an egg on a pavement . Egg egg yolk usuallyneedat least 150 ° F so as to cook , and concrete is a rather poor heat conductor .
[ h / tThe Washington Post ]
