Death Valley max on Sat: 129.4°F (54.1°C), short of Friday’s 130.0°F (54.4°C)-hottest reliably measured temperature in world history. Official world record: 134°F (56.7°C) at Death Valley in 1913. Weather historian Chris Burt says the 1913 record is bogus:https://t.co/DmCOBnC3Pn

— Jeff Masters (@DrJeffMasters) July 11, 2021