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What are the world record highs and lows for each month?

March 14th, 2010 1 comment

Before anyone tells me "Google it", I already did, using multiple search queries and came up with nothing. I do know some record temperatures for some months by virtue of their fame and easy accessibility, such as July’s record high being 134 set in Death Valley, California, United States, and September’s being 136 set in El Aziziya, Libya (also the world’s record high). Yet, I can’t find August’s or June’s (June’s may very well be the 129 recorded in Volcano Springs, CA, USA, but I can’t be entirely sure), or any other month’s. And I was able to find that July’s record low is -129 in Vostok, Antarctica, January’s is -87 set in Northice, Greenland, while February’s is -90 set in Siberia (I forget the names of the towns).

well I know a site for the record highs and lows of cities worldwide, however I don’t know one that does monthly records. I’ll put a link down below in case you want to go to it.

By the way, you gotta wonder what -129 would feel like lol.

Why is death valley in california recorded the highest temperature?

December 11th, 2009 2 comments

I want the reason of it

Two of the three highest ambient surface air temperatures on Earth were recorded in Death Valley, California:

1. A temperature of 57.7°C (135.86°F) recorded at Al ‘Aziziyah, Libya, on September 13, 1922.

2. A temperature of 57.06°C (134.7°F) recorded at Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California, USA, on July 3, 2001.

3. A temperature of 56.67°C (134°F) recorded at Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California, USA, on July 10, 1913.

Death Valley frequently experiences some of the highest temperatures in the North America due to its leeward desert climate and low elevation (-86 meters). The highest temperatures in Death Valley usually occur in föhn winds. A föhn wind occurs when a deep layer of prevailing wind is forced over a mountain range (orographic lifting). As the wind moves upslope, it expands and cools, causing water vapor to precipitate out. This dehydrated air then passes over the crest and begins to move downslope. As the wind descends to lower levels on the leeward side of the mountains, the air heats as it comes under greater atmospheric pressure creating strong, gusty, dry, and hot winds.

PS – Death Valley is the lowest elevation in North America at -86 meters (-282 feet). Laguna del Carbón in Argentina has recently been identified as the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere at -105 meters (-344 feet).