Enjoy Your Stay in Sunny Death Valley!
Replies: 14 - Last Post: Jul 13, 2012 12:44 PM Last Post By: nutraxfornerves
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Best of luck to all those Aussies, Germans and Chinese tourists.
I've talked to people in the area (rangers, tourism industry, etc.) The big deal for many summer visitors, especially from Europe, is the temperature. The idea is to be photographed under the giant thermometer showing that it's 50° or more, so you have bragging rights.I feel fortunate that the predicted high for my part of California is only 107 (42) today. It's a dry heat also, just not as dry as Death Valley. Right now (3 PM) the humidity here is 18%; it's 7% in DV.
There was a post on YC a couple of days ago where someone from Canada wanted barbecue ideas, because it would be over 30 C/86F and therefore was too hot to heat the stove.
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Dew points will climb into the 50's over the next few days. DV can be 'Not so dry' this time of year."119 and dripping...." =:o
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?w0=t&w1=td&w2=hi&w3=sfcwind&w3u=1&w4=sky&w5=pop&w7=thunder&w8=rain&w12u=1&w13u=1&AheadHour=0&Submit=Submit&FcstType=graphical&textField1=36.48881&textField2=-116.86913&site=all&unit=0&dd=0&bw=0
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http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=36.4888084780455&lon=-116.86912536621094&site=vef&unit=0&lg=&FcstType=text
On the upside, possible thunderstorm over the desert will be damn pretty!
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The low was 107? I feel better about Houston summers now :). I had no idea that it routinely reached 128 anywhere in the U.S.14
Death Valley climate & weatherThe greatest number of consecutive days with a maximum temperature of 100° F or above was 154 days in the summer of 2001. The summer of 1996 had 40 days over 120° F, and 105 days over 110° F. The summer of 1917 had 43 consecutive days with a high temperature of 120° F or above.
The all-time record high for the US is 134, set in DV on July 10, 1913. That's 56.6 C.
Before someone asks,
The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth was in El Azizia, Libya, where a 136-degree F (58 C) day went down in the history books on Sept. 13, 1922. Two days of hot, southerly winds preceded the history-making heat.
Some experts argue that latent heat may have been added to the air mass due to rain south of El Azizia. Still, their predictions say that temperatures still around 134 F — not much a difference to the 300,000 people who make this town their home.
