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High Temperatures on Earth
> name william
> status student
> age 18
> Question - what is the highest temperature, the hottest day, ever
> recorded on earth.?
>William,
>
>The highest temperature that I know of is 134 degrees F
>at Greenland Ranch, CA in July 1913. The highest
>temperature at Death Valley, CA (often thought of as the
>hottest place on Earth) was only 127 degrees in August
>1993.
>
>Deserts typically record the highest temperatures. There
>may have been higher temperatures recorded elsewhere in
>the world that I am not aware of.
>
>You can see climate extremes for the United States at
>www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/climate/severeweather/temperatures.html
>
>David Cook
>meteorologist at Argonne Nat. Lab.
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