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It sure is hot now, but...

#1 Postby southerngale » Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:26 am

The highest temperature recorded anywhere on Earth was in Aziziyah, Libya, in September of 1922 – 136°F.

The highest temperature recorded in the United States was in Death Valley, Calif., in July of 1913 – 134°F.

Now THAT'S hot! Image


(SOURCE: Goddard Space Flight Center)
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#2 Postby Jim Cantore » Sat Aug 05, 2006 11:33 am

Yea but it's a dry heat :lol:
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#3 Postby AussieMark » Sat Aug 05, 2006 12:20 pm

Dry heat can be bad also tho.

Here in SE Australia its the dry heat that causes severe firestorms

High temps usually

low humidity

and strong NW Winds


dry heat or not get over 105 and u are seriously baking
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#4 Postby bob rulz » Sat Aug 05, 2006 8:51 pm

I'm pretty sure Floyd was joking, judging by the smiley at the end of his post...
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#5 Postby Jim Cantore » Sat Aug 05, 2006 9:43 pm

bob rulz wrote:I'm pretty sure Floyd was joking, judging by the smiley at the end of his post...


:wink:
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#6 Postby AussieMark » Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:52 pm

Imagine having this type of heatwave

The world record for the longest sequence of days above 100°Fahrenheit (or 37.8° on the Celsius scale) is held by Marble Bar in the inland Pilbara district of Western Australia. The temperature, measured under standard exposure conditions, reached or exceeded the century mark every day from 31 October 1923 to 7 April 1924, a total of 160 days.
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