Arizona used to be the national cold spot. there was a weather station in the White Mountains that would report the coldest temperature in the US. until they found out that the station was setup incorrectly. On 5/22/05, Roping The Wind wrote: > > >From: Guy Aldrich > >Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com,Guy Aldrich > >To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > >Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Heat Stroke vs. Heat Hoax > >Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 00:09:09 -0700 > > > >It was actually 128º in BHC! > > I am looking at National Weather Service climatic data. Anything else is not > 'official'. > > If Laughlin's tourism site says it was 126 degrees for their record high... > well then, they sure arent trying to downplay the temperatures for > tourism!!! (I found the website that says this... it is A2Zlasvegas.com or > something like that). I also found this: > > >>Hottest day in the United States recorded August 11, 1983 at 2:21 p.m. was > >>132 F. - recorded in the shade at the Bullhead City Fire Department.<< > > http://www.bullheadcity.com/facts.asp > > Neither is Bullhead City, AZ!!! I think Death Valley holds the hottest > temperature ever recorded in the USA. But I didnt look into that. So dont > know. But that 132 degrees posted above is definetly not official. > > Scott > Team RTW > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com >