A “USCRN” weather station was established near Stovepipe Wells, California, in Death Valley in May, 2004. USCRN stands for “United States Climate Reference Network,” and… [Read More]
An Investigation of Death Valley’s 134°F (56.7°C) World Temperature Record (Reid/Burt WU article)
In 2016, climatologist Chris Burt asked me to write an article for his WU (Weather Underground) blog regarding my research on the record high temperatures… [Read More]
New State High Temperature Records for Washington and Oregon and Canada
The mega heat event of late June, 2021, smashed all-time high temperature records for many stations in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. This… [Read More]
BAD WEATHER DATA Los Angeles USC Station
March 1, 2022 Today I am posting the first of what I hope will be many entries regarding bad, poor, lousy, incorrect, and/or dubious weather… [Read More]
Local Weather Records Archive
This page provides links to the pages for local weather records for the San Fernando Valley and vicinity. Woodland Hills Weather Records/1977 to 1997 observer… [Read More]
Death Valley July 2021 Heatwave Analysis
January 5, 2022 update — adding more analysis and comparisons of additional stations in the region…about halfway done with that… Image above: The Death Valley… [Read More]
August 25, 2021 New Weather Station in Death Valley, at Badwater!
Stop the presses — the National Weather Service has installed a new online weather station at the hottest spot in Death Valley, which also… [Read More]
July 10, 2021 Hot Drive to Death Valley, and a high of 129.4F!
A very warm airmass was forecast to build over the Death Valley region beginning about July 8. Heights of 6000 meters at the 500… [Read More]
Record Hot Death Valley Heat Wave, July 9-12, 2021 (Data and Charts)
On the weekend of the 108th anniversary of the bogus 134F maximum temperature report in Death Valley, a very high-end heat wave… [Read More]
July 8, 2021 Death Valley Will Be Scorching This Weekend!
A hot upper high will smother the Death Valley region this weekend (July 9-12, 2021), with highs well into 120s expected at the official station… [Read More]
Unravelling Death Valley’s 134 Record, Part 2B Greenland Ranch Data Reliability 1922 to ….
Continued from Part 2, this part provides access to the Greenland Ranch climate forms beginning in 1922. The observer from 1921 to 1927 was Victoriano… [Read More]
Woodland Hills Weather Records (1977 to 1997)
WEATHER AND CLIMATE RECORD FOR THE WESTERN WOODLAND HILLS WEATHER STATION/1977 – 1997 OBSERVER BILL REID link to AGOURA/WESTLAKE VILLAGE WEATHER DATA (DEC 1997… [Read More]
Glendale, California Weather Records and Climate Page
Quick links to recent Glendale data: Glendale 2021 Jan Glendale 2021 Feb Glendale 2021 Mar Glendale 2021 Apr Glendale 2021 May Glendale 2021 June… [Read More]
Death Valley’s 134F Record Temperature Study, Part One
Above: Greenland Ranch and its USWB weather station, looking to the north. Image by Tebbetts. Though the caption at the top shows 1916 for the… [Read More]
Death Valley’s Improbable Record Temperature of 134F
Hello Death Valley temperature record research fans! I have presented a lot of background and history and data on the early temperature record at Greenland… [Read More]