California's Death Valley could hit 130 degrees, the hottest temperature ever re

[Graybeard]

https://www.foxnews.com/science/death-valley-temperatures-130-record-heat

By Shawn M. Carter | Fox News

Death Valley, Calif., could soon see its hottest temperature to date.


The 3,000-square-mile area in the northern Mojave Desert recorded its second-highest temperature July 12 at 128 degrees Fahrenheit, in a peak following a string of four days that saw heat readings of 120 degrees, 124 degrees, 128 degrees and 124 degrees.

The temperature hit 129.2 degrees on June 30, 2013, but there is some dispute in the meteorological community about the “real” hottest temperature recorded on the planet.


Official records show the marker came in 1913 when the temperature hit 134 degrees, ABC7 pointed out. A 2016 analysis by weather historian Christopher Burt, however, argued that the 1913 record is "essentially not possible from a meteorological perspective."


It said the reading was likely a mistake.

While Death Valley knocks on the door of a heat record, other U.S. states are registering new highs, too. Borger, Texas, recently set a one all-time record set of 116 degrees. Springs, California, hit a daily record of 121 degrees. And Tucson, Arizona hit 113 degrees.

[Bob Riebe]

It is amazing how current "experts" are trying to change history even though they were not there and have no PROOF the others were wrong, or they are right , except their opinions.

[Lloyd Smale]

About all history is questioned. Why? Because its usually an opinion of one man or a small group. We question Columbus, the wars with the native americans, the civil war, slavery and about anything in a history book. Why not the weather. Im sure they didn't have much more then a mercury thermometer to measure temps back then. Wasn't like they had a Doppler radar and a meteorologist there. I don't doubt with a modern computer program and someone that knows that a mercury column temp gauge with hash marks on it couldn't be refuted. its kind of like the STORYS of big snow storms of history up here. They tend to grow from 30 inches of snow to 10 feet over time. Ive got two digital inside outside thermometers and two column type thermometers and none of them read the same. There's at least 5 degrees difference in them whether its hot out or cold. So some old guy living in a shack in the death valley a 100 years ago says it was a 134 degrees and that's true wrote in stone??? What do I know IS FACT. 130 degrees is HOT. a 100 degrees is to hot for this guy. I know that theres a big difference in 90 degrees and a 100 degrees. Cant imagine what 120 or 130 feels like. I bet youd stuggle to even breath. 

It is amazing how current "experts" are trying to change history even though they were not there and have no PROOF the others were wrong, or they are right , except their opinions.

[Graybeard]

I struggle to breathe at 90 and just a few more and I'm in real trouble if I can't get out of and soon. I don't go out for the most part once the temp goes above 85.

[Argent 88]

I struggle to breathe at 90 and just a few more and I'm in real trouble if I can't get out of and soon. I don't go out for the most part once the temp goes above 85.

And having to wear a mask over your face only exasperates the breathing problem. Causing some people to
faint,and not just with the elderly. Asthma, allergies like hay fever, any kind of breathing conditions.
Bill your not alone, with my hay fever flair ups this time of the year I suffer in the same way. 


Studies are now showing that some of these mandated mask raise the Co2 levels in your lungs and blood stream. Causeing yet another health risk.

[Graybeard]

I have loads of allergies, hay fever, asthma, and COPD. I'm supposed to be on oxygen 24-7.

[Argent 88]

I have loads of allergies, hay fever, asthma, and COPD. I'm supposed to be on oxygen 24-7.

I don't know how you Southern folks can live with that high humidity, heat  and thick atmosphere. I got off a
Plane from Denver to Montgomery during the summer and thought OMG!

[Graybeard]

In my case these days by staying in the house with the AC on. Anything I'm gonna do outside I need to get done by about 9:30 so I can be back inside where it's cool by then.

[Bob Riebe]

In the nineties when I was landscaping full time, the hottest day I had to work in was 104 but it was dry heat and there is a BIG difference;  even then we did not start till eight and were done by five.
We were puling dead trees with a heavy chain and by the end of the day dragging or carrying that chain around was a true chore.
During my landscaping years was a dry period, which seemed miserable being on your hands and knees screeding crushed granite hour after hour but now that we have semi-tropical humidity as the norm , it was a blessing.

Back in the teens when we had the worst summer for heat and humidity, far worse than this year, I had no choice but to go out and remove downed trees and branches at three houses, it was me, myself and I.
For the first week , even just mowing lawn, I would take a break every hour.
This time I was just outside weeding on my hands and knees but I was soaking wet within the first hour.
Even with the high humidity, my South garden is in an area that has had little rain, and the ground was dry down three inches.
It is odd when South and North of your location they are getting pummeled with rain to the point of flooding but where you are at you go out side are soaking wet with sweet within an hour but you have to water the garden for lack of rain.

[Ranger99]

Mowed last week- 102 degrees
Don't know the humidity


Just have to cover up and wet
down. Big straw hat. Sunglasses.
" miracle " cooling towel around
the neck
That's just life. Hopefully, many of
the people that moved here will
move to a cooler climate

[Dee]

As far as anything California? I don't care.


Heat and humidity?


Red River bottoms on the Texas side in July, and August, hunting dope growers, and patches, with 40 pounds a gear, and a weapon.


I actually miss those days, but I was younger.


Linda has COPD, and is like Bill. Heat and humidity shut down her breathing. She stays in out of it.


I move, and work slower, and take breaks. And an occasional ice cold DosEquies seems to  help.