134º on July 10,1913 at Death Valley is the offical hottest Temperature ever recorded in the USA. More records: Ala. 112 Sept. 5, 1925 Centerville 345 Alaska 100 June 27, 1915 Ft. Yukon 420* Ariz. 128 June 29, 1994 Lake Havasu 505 Ark. 120 Aug. 10, 1936 Ozark 396 Calif. 134 July 10, 1913 Death Valley N/A Colo. 118 July 11, 1888 Bennett 5,484 Conn. 106 July 15, 1995 Danbury 450 Del. 110 July 21, 1930 Millsboro 20 Fla. 109 June 29, 1931 Monticell0 207 Ga. 112 July 24, 1952 Louisville 132 Hawaii 100 April 27,1931 Pahala 850 Idaho 118 July 28, 1934 Orofino 1,027 Ill. 117 July 14, 1954 E. St Louis 410 Ind. 116 July 14, 1936 Collegeville 672 Iowa 118 July 20, 1934 Keokuk 614 Kansas 121 July 24, 1936 Alton 1,651 Ky. 114 July 28, 1930 Greensburg 581 La. 114 Aug. 10, 1936 Plain Dealing 268 Maine 105 July 10, 1911 N. Bridgton 450 Md. 109 July 10, 1936 Cumberland and Frederick 623, 325 Mass. 107 Aug. 2, 1975 New Bedford and Chester 120, 640 Mich. 112 July 13, 1936 Mio 963 Minn. 114 July 6, 1936 Moorhead 904 Miss. 115 July 29, 1930 Holly Springs 600 Mo 118 July 14, 1954 Warsaw and Union 705, 560 Mont. 117 July 5, 1937 Medicine Lake 1,950 Neb. 118 July 24, 1936 Minden 2,169 Nev. 125 June 29, 1994 Laughlin 605 N.H. 106 July 4, 1911 Nashua 125 N.J. 110 July 10, 1936 Runyon 18 N.M. 122 June 27, 1994 Lakewood N/A N.Y. 108 July 22, 1926 Troy 35 N.C. 110 Aug. 21, 1983 Fayetteville 213 N.D. 121 July 6, 1936 Steele 1,857 Ohio 113 July 21, 1934 Gallipolis 673 Okla. 120 June 27, 1994 Tipton 1,350 Ore. 119 Aug. 10, 1898 Pendleton 1,074 Pa. 111 July 10, 1936 Phoenixville 100 R.I. 104 Aug. 2, 1975 Providence 51 S.C. 111 June 28, 1954 Camden 170 S.D. 120 July 5, 1936 Gannvalley 1,750 Tenn. 113 Aug. 9, 1930 Perryville 377 Texas 120 Aug. 12, 1936 Seymour 1,291 Utah 117 July 5, 1985 Saint George 2,880 Vt. 105 July 4, 1911 Vernon 310 Va. 110 July 15, 1954 Balcony Falls 725 Wash. 118 Aug. 5, 1961 Ice Harbor Dam 475 475 W. Va. 112 July 10, 1936 Martinsburg 435 Wis. 114 July 13, 1936 Wisconsin Dells 900 Wyo. 116 Aug. 8, 1983 Basin 3,500 *Elevation estimated On 5/22/05, Trisha Brasher wrote: > I was IN Bullhead City on that day in June of '90 and we personally measured 128 F in the parking lot of WalMart. (MY ex was a helo pilot and I was a Skywarn weather volunteer, so we had a small portable weather (temp/baro pressure/humidity) unit with us. Which is why I know that they under-report the actual temp by a few degrees, as well as differences in where the reading is taken. > SO, I am relating personal "official" experience. > In other words, I WAS THERE, WITH A THERMOMETER! > Your experience may vary. > > Trisha ~ Lightning > Prescott Vly... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roping The Wind" > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Heat Stroke vs. Heat Hoax > Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 05:07:54 -0700 > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > "My life is just a pencil in the hand of God, > and it is He who is writing my story." ~ Mother Teresa > > ____________________________________________________________ > 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 > ____________________________________________________________ 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