This entry written in February, 2026 I was contacted by Dr. Roy Spencer (of the University of Alabama in Huntsville) in November, 2024, regarding my… [Read More]
Highest Temperature Reports in Death Valley (and California)
This write-up was uploaded to my web site on October 9, 2025 (and was updated on November 14, 2025, in the Stovepipe Wells section). A… [Read More]
Badwater Monthly Data NASA station JJA 1998-2019
Photo above: The Badwater weather instrumentation in July, 2024. This is where McKay’s NASA station at Badwater was located from 1998 to 2019. The NWS… [Read More]
Death Valley Long Term Climate Data
I find myself often digging into old climatological publications for Death Valley weather and climate records. This entry is designed to help stick much of… [Read More]
December 13, 2024 Roy Spencer Finds the Death Valley Maximums a Bit Problematic!
Dr. Roy Spencer has compared summer maximums between Death Valley/Furnace Creek (DV/FC) and the USCRN station Stovepipe Wells 1SW. He has also, apparently, checked out… [Read More]
Stovepipe Wells 1SW Climate Data
Stovepipe Wells 1SW is a USCRN weather station which began operating in 2004. It is a high-end automatic climate station with top-notch instrumentation and fabulous… [Read More]
Climatologist Dr. Roy Spencer Tests the Old Death Valley Temperature Data
Dr. Roy Spencer of the University of Alabama crunched some maximum temperature data for the Death Valley region (covering the last 115 years), and wrote… [Read More]
New Information on the Badwater Weather Station
I received an e-mail recently from NASA scientist Chris McKay (pictured above on September 19, 2011). McKay found my web site, and shared that he… [Read More]
Death Valley Heat Wave, July 2024, DATA PAGE
High-end summer heat waves in the Death Valley region and the Mojave Desert have been the norm for the past several years. This entry is… [Read More]
The Death Valley Temperature Record is Being Fought Over!
Above: Observer Oscar Denton at the Greenland Ranch weather station around 1920. Image from Popular Science Monthly. This entry is a bit different than most… [Read More]
July 22, 2023 Heat Event in Death Valley
A high-end heat wave enveloped the Death Valley region during the middle of July, 2023. This web entry provides the sounding data and surface obs… [Read More]
July 21, 2023 Heat Event in the Death Valley Region
A high-end heat wave enveloped the Death Valley region during the middle of July, 2023. This web entry provides the sounding data and surface obs… [Read More]
July 20, 2023 Heat Event in Death Valley Region
A high-end heat wave enveloped the Death Valley region during the middle of July, 2023. This web entry provides the sounding data and surface obs… [Read More]
July 19, 2023 Heat Event for Death Valley Region
A high-end heat wave enveloped the Death Valley region during the middle of July, 2023. I saved a bunch of maps each day leading up… [Read More]
July 18, 2023 Heat Event in the Death Valley Region
A high-end heat wave enveloped the Death Valley region during the middle of July, 2023. I saved a bunch of maps each day leading up… [Read More]
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