[Az-Geocaching] Heat Stroke vs. Heat Hoax
Guy Aldrich
graldrich at gmail.com
Sun May 22 12:39:21 MST 2005
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 <graldrich at gmail.com> 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 <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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