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The specific hottest temperature reading from Death Valley in 1913 is far from certain. The reality is we aren't sure how accurate that reading really was (tur
by api_or_ipa 3y ago
The specific hottest temperature reading from Death Valley in 1913 is far from certain. The reality is we aren't sure how accurate that reading really was (turns out, measuring accurately temperature is harder than one might think). We're a lot more certain about recent temperature readings and aside from Death Valley there are far more records broken nowadays than in the past. For example just 2 years ago, Canada's hottest temperature reading was (121.3f) in Lytton BC. Before that, the record was set thousands of miles away. Lytton usually gets hot in the summer, but never that hot.
- thehappypm 3y agoInterestingly, the list of weather records data shows that the extreme highs are really scattered throughout the last century. It seems probable, though, that these will all fall in the next couple decades. Africa: 1931 Antarctica: 1982 Asia: Tie, 2023 and 2017 Europe: 2021 North America: 1913 Oceania (incl. Australia): Tie, 1960 and 2022 Oceania (excl. Australia): 1973 South America: 1905 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records