Death Valley Matches All-Time Record Amid Heat Wave

U.S.|How blistery was it? Records fell crossed the West.

Last period was the hottest June in the country’s recorded history, and July continues to bring the heat. In Nevada and Colorado this past weekend, reported highs bushed records acceptable years ago, portion California’s Death Valley mightiness person reached a planetary peak.

Temperature check

130 degrees: California’s Death Valley matched a erstwhile record acceptable little than a twelvemonth ago, successful August 2020. It mightiness beryllium the highest somesthesia ever recorded connected earth, barring a disputed 134-degree speechmaking from 1913.

118 degrees: Daggett, Calif., reached 118 degrees for the 3rd time ever, having past done truthful successful 2007 and 1994.

117 degrees: This Saturday somesthesia speechmaking astatine McCarran International Airport successful Las Vegas marks the 5th clip Nevada has reached this record high, astir precocious successful 2017. At slightest 364 flights were delayed by the heat.

117 degrees: A Sunday somesthesia speechmaking successful St. George, Utah, mightiness necktie the state’s record, pending further investigation.

113 degrees: Desert Rock, Nevada, matched a high antecedently reached successful 2013.

107.7 degrees: This Sunday speechmaking successful Stovepipe Wells, successful Death Valley, is the warmest regular debased somesthesia recorded successful the United States.

107 degrees: The Grand Junction Regional Airport successful Colorado recorded this somesthesia connected Friday for the archetypal time, beating a previous record of 106 degrees acceptable successful 2005.

104 degrees: Salt Lake City reached its highest-recorded temperature connected Sunday, beating a grounds acceptable successful 2012.