[Az-Geocaching] Heat Stroke vs. Heat Hoax

Guy Aldrich graldrich at gmail.com
Sun May 22 12:32:44 MST 2005


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 <trisha at brasher.com> 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" <arizcowboy at hotmail.com>
> To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Heat Stroke vs. Heat Hoax
> Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 05:07:54 -0700
> 
> >
> >
> > > 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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