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The highest reliably recorded temperature in the world, [6] [7] 134 °F (56.7 °C), was recorded in Death Valley on July 10, 1913. Temperatures of 130 °F (54 °C) or higher have been recorded as recently as 2005. The 24-hour average July temperature in Death Valley is 101.8 °F (38.8 °C) (1981–2010 NCDC Normals).
A 2011 study projected that the frequency and magnitude of both maximum and minimum temperatures would increase significantly as a result of global warming. [13] According to the Fifth National Climate Assessment published in 2023, coastal states including California, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas are experiencing "more significant storms and extreme swings in precipitation".
October 1952 – Romania was hit by very hot weather. Temperatures reached 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) on 2 October, with Bucharest reaching 35.2 °C (95.4 °F). Temperatures on the night of 2–3 October were also just under 26 °C (79 °F). 1955 – 1955 United Kingdom heat wave was a period of hot weather that was accompanied by drought. In some ...
Climate Central’s “2023 Winter Package” graphic shows the average change in winter temperature between December and February, from 1970 to 2022.
On July 5, Palm Springs, California reached 124 °F (51 °C), breaking the record for the city's highest temperature. [16] On July 6, Redding, California saw 119 °F (48.3 °C) temperatures, breaking its all-time record. [17] That day, it was reported that Phoenix, Arizona had seen 13 heat-related deaths in 2024, with 160 more unconfirmed. [4]
Death Valley is unbearably hot each year, but other spots on Earth are feeling the heat, too. And surface temperatures can be 50 degrees F hotter than the air. ... The temperature in Death Valley ...
The temperatures recorded at Death Valley during the period of hot weather from July 7-14, 1913, were not consistent with meteorological conditions during that time period, he said.
In Long Beach, the highest recorded temperature was 111 °F (44 °C) on October 16, 1958, and October 15, 1961, and again on September 27, 2010. The lowest temperature was 21 °F (−6 °C) on January 20, 1922. The wettest year was 1978 with 27.67 inches (703 mm). The driest year was 2002 with 2.63 inches (66.8 mm).