Vegas1977

Death Valley running 4F hotter then the same time Yesterday - 126F at 2pm!!!

NWS now forecasting 131F for Death Valley on Sunday which will arguably be a world record if it eventuates...

Yeah you are correct in saying that the 1913 134F temp is still recognized but I have read a few in depth articles that really do cast serious doubt on those temps with the most compelling argument the fact that NONE of the surrounding stations recorded temps that day anywhere near what they should have if Death Valley was 134F. But anyway back to this event Sunday is still on track to break 130F with EC projecting 850hpa temps of 100F for Death Valley which can easily translate into 130F at the Furnace Creek station - I notice now that NWS is also forecasting 130F for Death Valley on Sunday as well...

Just putting this out there - based on current modelling for Saturday and Sunday Death Valley may well not only break the world record hottest temperature (129.9F or 54.4C recorded last year at Furnace Creek) but it also will break the magical 132F barrier. Both GFS and EC are consistently modelling 850hpa temps of 100F for Death Valley for those days which at -80m asl for Furnace Creek weather station easily equates to 131F and Sunday especially could see 133F. Things can change over the next 5 days obviously but this could be one for the record books...