It was on 8/7/81 at Red BluffI believe this is date did not double check when I checked the hourlies A 2019 study found the planet has entered a “new climate regime” with “extraordinary” heat waves that global warming is worsening. We know on 8/16/20 the max bulb recorded 129 deg not sure if this was 129 deg flat or whatever. What we are all witnissing is very measurable. It’s just a matter of what the CS215 temp probe will measure against a NIST Traceable reference at 45-55 deg C No matter what happens the record will stand and be posted as legit by WMO Extreme Climate Group…..Quoting you. Death Valley, California, may have recorded the hottest temperature in world history A weather station at the Furnace Creek Visitor's Center measured a temperature of 129.9 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday, August 16, 2020. Burt wrote a detailed 2016 blog post at Weather Underground challenging the 1913 record at Death Valley, explaining that official readings of 134, 130, and 131 degrees Fahrenheit taken on July 10, 12, and 13, 1913 were likely the result of an inexperienced observer. Heat waves and climate change: Is there a connection? Will be strange to have the all time record high recorded in August fro this station or any Cal/NV/AZ Forecast for tomorrow: 33C (91.4F). Hello, Calibration Accuracy tends to fade as the range of sensor increases hard to be within + – 0.1-0.3 deg started with Weksler ordered from Novalynx in Grass Valley after that they all drop about 0.3 deg F After the abandonment of the Libya record, the official world record was given to a 134 degrees Fahrenheit measurement taken at Death Valley on July 10, 1913. Hey, everyone…. That would imply exposure has comprosided the station itself. 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.”, Analysis shreds claim that Death Valley recorded Earth’s highest temperature in 1913. Well, who are we to argue such sound scientific reasoning? I think that happens when the outflow from passing storms kicks up dust. at 10C and at 55 C it 126 (rounded) so maybe only 3-3.5 deg less than DV. Sacramento rocketed to 112 degrees Sunday, topping its previous August record of 110. daily high before swinging I have had several maximum bulbs with about 3 or 4 different manufacturers The report estimated the area burned by wildfires in the past decade was twice what it otherwise would have been without climate change, painting a grim picture of the region’s future. Thanks Dr. Jeff and Bob Henson for this HOT update. Storms passing to the east of the airport now but looks like the storms will miss Sky Harbor today. In order for the 1913 Death Valley record to be decertified, though, an official World Meteorological Organization investigation committee would have to be assembled to look into the matter, a years-long process for which there is currently no motivation. Hot in Southern Alberta Canada the last few days, phew! Today Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 131. The potentially record-breaking temperature was recorded in Death Valley, California What could be the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth - 130F (54.4C) - … The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning. Death Valley Forecast today from NWS. The measurement came in mid-August. But the observation will not count as an official world record. Desagree about rivadavia, that one is pretty on point with the climatic history of the site, that station remains to this day and its readings are 100% supported by the data provided by the hardcore modelization of the current era. do we need to repeat that every time ? More than 4,800 lightning strikes were recorded in California on Saturday alone. But extreme high temperature records are much easier to set in July, which is the hottest month of summer. In fact, the folks at most of the state’s National Weather Service offices are saying there has never been a day like today in recorded history in the state: all kinds of weird dynamics at work and the models just can’t handle the details.”. unless it’s different type fan aspiration. °F to 106°F and the visibility fell from 10 miles to 3 miles with blowing dust. I wonder if Furnace Creek and Phoenix AZ will set record high monthly average temps for August. However, this record has been strongly disputed by Burt and Herrera. I’d love some clarity on those thoughts and what you mean please. Heat wave 2020: Death Valley temps to hit 126 degrees this weekend Friday, July 10, 2020 Parts of the southwestern United States are under an excessive heat warning going into this weekend. “The suspicion about yesterday is that normally… all the stations are also reporting record high temperatures at the same time, and yesterday that wasn’t the case,” he told AFP. “For one thing, the weather today in California has been unique. 24 HRS: 20.4N 112.9E – 35 knots (CAT 1/Tropical Storm) South China Sea. Maybe 100 years? Death Valley, California hit an astonishing 129.9 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4°C) at 3:41 p.m. PDT Sunday, August 16, 2020, which was rounded to 130 degrees Fahrenheit in the final report from NOAA. No matter what happens? Scientists have found the intensity, duration and frequency of heat waves worldwide are increasing due to human-caused climate change. 127 per NWS as of 3pm for Death Valley. So we’ve been recording temperatures in death valley for a couple hundred years at most? The temperature measured yesterday was legit it’s just the exposure of the station is getting worse Death Valley is the lowest, driest and hottest location in the United States. A temperature of 54.4C – or 129.9F – has been recorded in Death Valley, California, in what some extreme weather watchers believe could be … But the Tunisia mark also has “serious credibility issues,” according to Burt. In July 2018, its average temperature of 108.1 degrees represented the hottest month ever measured on the planet. Should be an easy comparrison. Forecast update for Death Valley from the NWS. Death Valley holds the record for the hottest place on earth. If only those readings are considered, then Sunday’s 130-degree temperature would unseat them as the highest measured. only upper’s 90. And “Extreme” Climate Group? Sign up to receive notices of new postings here. A new world top temperature record of 54.4 degrees Celsius may have been set in California's Death Valley. It's the same area that holds the world record for highest temperature ever recorded — 134 degrees (56.67 Celsius) — set on July 10, 1913, although that record remains in dispute. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 08 Dry. over the years DV is so much warmer than the other desert reporting stations now. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, Editor and writer covering weather and climate, extensive analysis of that record conducted in 2016, 129-degree readings recorded in Death Valley on June 30, 2013, the planet has entered a “new climate regime” with “extraordinary” heat waves. Extreme weather related crop loss this year, record highs dropping left and right, Asia devastating floods, and now a hurricane season to come few want to see. I actually talked to guy a week later that was camping in the Burney area to the NE of site According to weather records experts Christopher Burt, who wrote the comprehensive weather records book “Extreme Weather”, and Maximiliano Herrera, who tweets under the Twitter handle Extreme Temperatures Around the World, the observation may be the hottest reliably recorded temperature in world history, breaking the 129.2 degrees Fahrenheit readings at Death Valley in 2013 and in Kuwait in 2016. DV last Sunday Really? ... (@ScottDuncanWX) August 17, 2020. The high temperatures are expected to move north and east later in the week. When such air is forced to descend, it warms up even more, which can lead to record-setting temperatures at the surface.”, Website visitors can comment on “Eye on the Storm” posts (see below). Recent scorching temperatures in Kuwait and Pakistan confirmed as third and fourth hottest on Earth. On Friday, Oakland, Calif., hit 100 for the first time on record in August, while Phoenix tied its highest temperature for the month: 117 degrees. Cool to see what comes of it if nothing else. There were an enormous amount of research along the way, and what had to be many hundreds of emails exchanged between the parties. No matter what happens the record will stand and be posted as legit by WMO Extreme Climate Group.. No matter what happens the record will stand and be posted as legit by WMO Extreme Climate Group…. Also on Saturday, a fire-based thunderstorm (pyrocumulonimbus) in Lassen County spawned what appear to be multiple fire whirls and ‘fire tornados’, as indicated by radar and documented in photos and videos. Of course someone wants to attract attention by saying they’ve recorded the hottest temperature ever in history? Governor demands investigation after Californians left without power in extreme heat (See all EOTS posts here. Death Valley records highest temperature in US in 107 years Rebecca Klar 8/17/2020. The only other temperature of at least 130 degrees Fahrenheit officially recognized by the World Meteorological Organization is a 131-degree reading at Kebili, Tunisia, set July 7, 1931, which is considered to be Africa’s hottest temperature. In the midst of a historic heat wave in the West, the mercury in Death Valley, Calif., surged to a searing 130 degrees on Sunday afternoon, possibly setting a world record for the highest temperature ever observed during the month of August. the airport where mean was recorded. It’s possible the Gill Radiation Shield may only be naturally aspirated it’s has a probe going thru center (Burt was a member of the WMO team that made the determination.) 124.6 yesterday DV was 129.9 -5.3 deg on the other 129 deg days 2005/2007/6/30/2013 since 2004 Rain seasonal averages feet above average across parts of the Southeast and further north. “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. The depression is repoted as moving west at 9 knots. Thanks Dr. Masters for the post, and all who worked so tirelessly to get this record correct. During that month, it hit at least 120 degrees on 21 days. Typically, such blazing heat records happen in July — the Northern Hemisphere’s hottest month — which makes Sunday’s 130-degree reading stand out. … Nowhere in Africa has any reliably observed temperature been measured above 126 degrees Fahrenheit.”. ======================== Seems minimal in the sum total of where our world stands climate wise. in hills he said there was major lightning occurring in the area the morning before This meteorological summer (June-August) had an average (day and night combined) temperature of 102.7. The heat has intensified a rash of fires that have erupted in recent days. 50 deg F and 130 deg F If verified, the reading would break Death Valley’s previous August record by three degrees, the Weather Service tweeted. Minimizing this one recording of temperatures? over the years DV is so much warmer than the other desert reporting stations now……From Dennis H. This should be measurable. Will this record be broken again today? so sad . 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. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Andrew Freedman contributed to this report. The scorching temperature occurred amid a suffocating heat wave that has gripped the Western United States since late last week, and is forecast to continue into the coming week. The reading was recorded at 3:41 pm at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center in the Death Valley national park by an automated observation system, which is an electronic thermometer inside a box. The Gill Multi-Plate Radiation Shield is designed to protect temperature accurary and relative humidity sensors from error-producing solar radiation and precipitation; are you suggesting Dennis H. the DV site has not been correctly maintained to measure accuracy? Check out my website . .could the unusual wx pattern in the area have contributed to a dust storm in Phoenix yesterday? A temperature of 134F (56.7C) was recorded in Death Valley in July 1913, and Kebili, Tunisia, is said to have hit 131F in July 1931, according to the World Meteorological Organization. A freak fire tornado warning was issued in California Saturday amid swarm of spinning blazes. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. The previous all time high on 6/30/2013 was also officially recorded in the CRS photos show 129.2 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. So what, it’s probably been a lot hotter than that through “history”. This record was set on July 10, 1913. However, the Kebili ‘record’ is even more bogus than even the Al Azzia record, and I said so. The National Weather Service has forecast a high temperature for Monday (probably around 5 p.m.) at Death Valley of 132 degrees. Death Valley more than lived up to its name Sunday, when the mercury at the aptly named village of Furnace Creek soared to a scorching 130 degrees – possibly the highest recorded temperature … Climate studies have also concluded climate change is having a serious effect on wildfire activity in the West and Southwest. And I am nearly completely convinced that both the Kebili ‘record as well as the 134 degree reading at Death Valley are also spurious, and should be discarded as well. you sound like a broken record…. World Temperature Record Set in California's Death Valley By Reuters , Wire Service Content Aug. 17, 2020 By Reuters , Wire Service Content Aug. 17, 2020, at 7:06 a.m. reported the Alcohol minimum Bulb in the set is a completely different story but were not concerned Furnace Creek, where its temperature is measured, sits at 190 feet below sea level in the Mojave Desert of southeastern California. Zabriskie Point at Death Valley National Park, where temperatures reached 127 degrees, on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 in California. Regards,Dennis, Thank you Dr. Masters & Dr. Henson. But have not seen any issses with these bulbs been reports myself but reports of problems have been Even the the maximum bulb housed in CRS can and will show up to 0.3 deg F difference between Mason do you realy have to be like this ??? you are pathetic ! Yale Climate Connections contributor Bob Henson had these observations on Sunday’s weird weather in California: “Among the strange developments over the weekend in California were a highly unusual round of pre-dawn thunderstorms in the Bay Area on Sunday, with only scant rain but profuse lightning that started multiple new wildfires. This should be really easy to verify the NPS has an aspirated Davis Vantage Pro Plus in the corral Cool to see what comes of it if nothing else. fro this date also had weird wind shift to light SSW between 3-5pm when the 121 was recorded at Posted at 6:42 AM, Sep 23, 2020 … By Jeff Masters, Ph.D. | Monday, August 17, 2020 This was taken in the shade too. “…it’s probably been a lot hotter than that”. (See the raw high-resolution data here by choosing a time up to six days in the past from the drop-down menu, then choosing “Decoded Data”.). The WMO will investigate the Furnace Creek 130-degree reading. State’s largest electrical grid manager has warned there could be more rolling blackouts this week due to energy supply issues I’m sure it’ll be checked over closely and then some. Red Bluff recorded the high same day. It is SO GOOD to see you here after all those years at WU (and UMich weather!). That site, which lies in a cooler part of the valley and is 200 feet higher in elevation, is typically three to five degrees cooler than the Furnace Creek site. “I am recommending that the World Meteorological Organization preliminarily accept the observation. However, there were some relevant wind direction changes at Furnace Creek that occurred during these temperature jumps, bolstering the idea that the temperature changes were real. Hurricanes, wildfires, and heat dominated U.S. weather in 2020, Critical readings on Colorado River Basin, Drought-stricken Colorado River Basin could see additional 20% drop in water flow by 2050, Reviewing the horrid global 2020 wildfire season, highly unusual round of pre-dawn thunderstorms, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/17/california-power-outages-investigation-iso-heatwave, https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/08/rapidly-intensifying-genevieve-could-become-major-pacific-hurricane/. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/08/16/death-valley-heat-record The WMO wanted something for their ‘Africa’ section at that time, and somehow the 131 degrees Fahrenheit made it into the database with no consideration of its validity whatsoever. All weather bureaus do this. Thanks very much Jexpat, very interesting video. I worked in a limited way with Chris Burt on overturning the Al Azizia ‘record’, and was both amazed and delighted at just how meticulous and careful were the many people involved in doing so. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn . A blaze in northeastern California, between Redding and Reno, Nev., spawned a swarm of fire tornadoes prompting what is believed to be the first-ever issued fire tornado warning by the National Weather Service. history of climatology, it’s obvious, you clown ! It will take further study to establish how many vortexes developed and how many might have been fire whirls (smaller-scale, shorter-lived spin-ups akin to dust devils) versus more unusual fire tornadoes, which extend up into a pyrocumulonimbus and which can generate surface winds of more than 100 mph. ), Been a month to remember so far with a week to go yet. Weather.com brings you the most accurate monthly weather forecast for with average/record and high/low temperatures, precipitation and more. The Fourth National Climate Assessment, published by the Trump administration in 2018, warned that climate change had already increased the size of areas burned by wildfires by drying out forests and boosting the availability of wildfire fuel. ———————————- Burt disputed this record: “I mentioned to the WMO about the Kebili temperature of 131 degrees Fahrenheit back in 2012, when asked what I thought the next hottest temperature in Africa (after Al Azzia) might be, since that was the only temperature over 130 degrees Fahrenheit that had an actual date attached to it. Another argument supporting Sunday’s 130 degrees Fahrenheit measurement at Death Valley was the unusual weather setup over California. California 's Death Valley ( Furnace Creek ) was 134°F ( 57°C on. Is getting worse an enormous amount of research along the way, and what you mean.. Comes amid a heatwave baking the southern United States was a member of airport. 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