The hottest place on earth...

[eyer]

...until now had been Al Aziziyah, Libya, with a 136.4F temperature on September 13, 1922.

But the UN's climate agency has disqualified that submission and now recognizes the 134F "reading registered July 10, 1913 at Greenland Ranch", Death Valley, California, as "the official world record."

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/29/s...lley-temperature-record-is-restored.html?_r=0

 

[LiFeNdEaTh]

*clicks.

 

[Aquagal]

I researched the only ever Simoom of Santa Barbara once, and discovered your heat record after the fact.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simoom

 

[shoulderblade]

It took a year to investigate the claim — the inquiry was hampered by the revolution in Libya, which resulted in the temporary disappearance of a Libyan scientist who was central to the work. The final report found five reasons to disqualify the Libya claim, including questionable instruments, an inexperienced observer who made the reading and the fact that the reading was anomalous for that region and in the context of other temperatures reported in Libya that day

A little sad actually. It is like Pluto getting demoted from being a planet.

 

[Beco]

...until now had been Al Aziziyah, Libya, with a 136.4F temperature on September 13, 1922.

But the UN's climate agency has disqualified that submission and now recognizes the 134F "reading registered July 10, 1913 at Greenland Ranch", Death Valley, California, as "the official world record."

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/29/s...lley-temperature-record-is-restored.html?_r=0

thanks...good to know

 

[KingOrfeo]

...until now had been Al Aziziyah, Libya, with a 136.4F temperature on September 13, 1922.

But the UN's climate agency has disqualified that submission and now recognizes the 134F "reading registered July 10, 1913 at Greenland Ranch", Death Valley, California, as "the official world record."

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/29/s...lley-temperature-record-is-restored.html?_r=0

USA! USA! USA!

 

[SeaDaddy1]

I don't know where the hottest place on earth is, but the hottest I ever experienced was in Texas. I think it was the summer of '06. There were 2 solid months of over 100 degree temperatures every day except for the one day it dropped to 98 degrees before going back over 100. I think it only rained once during those 2 months.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

It musta been the KISS concert...

 

[eyer]

I don't know where the hottest place on earth is, but the hottest I ever experienced was in Texas. I think it was the summer of '06. There were 2 solid months of over 100 degree temperatures every day except for the one day it dropped to 98 degrees before going back over 100. I think it only rained once during those 2 months.

Johnny Bob spent a lot of time in Texas, too...

...right?

 

[Squibbs]

Johnny Bob spent a lot of time in Texas, too...

...right?

Did your drunken daddy take you to Texas?

It's time to let the healing begin.

Have a seat, tell me all about it.

 

[Byron In Exile]

I don't know where the hottest place on earth is, but the hottest I ever experienced was in Texas. I think it was the summer of '06. There were 2 solid months of over 100 degree temperatures every day except for the one day it dropped to 98 degrees before going back over 100. I think it only rained once during those 2 months.

Fuck sakes, 100 is nothing.

 

[eyer]

Did your drunken daddy take you to Texas?

Nah, but your mommy took me around the world once...

...does that count, dripling?