In the parking lot does not count Trisha,I believe offical readings are taken at 5 feet above the ground over dirt. On 5/22/05, Guy Aldrich wrote: > 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 > > >