[Az-Geocaching] Heat Stroke vs. Heat Hoax

[Jake Olson]

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 <arizcowboy at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >From: Guy Aldrich <graldrich at gmail.com>
> >Reply-To: listserv at azgeocaching.com,Guy Aldrich <graldrich at gmail.com>
> >To: listserv at 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
> 
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