HIGHEST -- Recorded Atmospheric Temperature on Earth - Furnace Creek, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 36° 27.399 W 116° 51.943
11S E 512032 N 4034607
The highest temperature recorded in Death Valley (and in the United States) was 134 degrees on July 10, 1913 at Furnace Creek, California.
Waymark Code: WMFXH1
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/13/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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Death Valley regularly posts the nation's highest daily temperatures, making it the hottest place in the country. And the all-time high was reached in July of 1913.
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Location of coordinates: Furnace Creek General Store

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