Death Valley Update, Other Hot Temps
In regards to yesterday's post that Death Valley might break the Record U.S. temperature, it did not. Death Valley officially reached 127 degrees yesterday, with 122 measured at the unofficial but real-time station. However, that's pretty darn hot. Here are some other extreme high temperatures this week:
Palm Springs, CA: 116; Fresno, CA: 111; Phoenix, AZ: 116; Reno, AZ: 108;
Sacramento, CA: 107; Grand Junction, CO: 103; Salt Lake City, UT: 101
The Associated Press offers the picture below and also notes that Baker, CA hit 125 while Saint George, UT hit 115 and Pendleton, OR hit 107!
A little girl walks under the water misters lining South Palm Canyon Drive to cool off from the triple digit heat wave in Palm Springs, Calif., Thursday, July 5, 2007. Southern California's farming areas and deserts baked in triple-digit heat on Thursday as authorities opened cooling shelters for the elderly and urged people to turn down the air conditioning to reduce electrical demand. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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