July 2018 was one of the hottest months on record in the Death Valley region. These daily maps and graphics were saved to document the… [Read More]
July 2018 Daily Weather Maps and Data — Part 1 of 2, July 1-15
Part 2 is here/data and maps for July 16-31 July 2018 was very hot in desert areas of California, Nevada, and Arizona. Some stations in… [Read More]
July 2018 Record Hot Month at Death Valley
As a climatologist and researcher of temperature records for Death Valley in California, I was intrigued, but not amazed, to learn that July, 2018, was… [Read More]
April 15, 2018 Skidoo, Panamint Range and Death Valley
This fine spring day in Southern California found myself and my friend, Jennifer, exploring a handful of areas in the Death Valley region. First… [Read More]
April 15, 2018 Telephone Canyon and Natural Arch, Death Valley
After poking around the remains of the mill near Skidoo, Jennifer and I headed up Lower Telephone Canyon. This canyon is accessed from Wildrose… [Read More]
April 15, 2018 Mosaic Canyon and Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Death Valley
During the mid and late afternoon on April 15, Jennifer and I hiked up into Mosaic Canyon in Death Valley. This canyon is easily… [Read More]
Unravelling Death Valley’s 134F Temperature Record, Part 4A — 1931 to 1960 Heat Events
PART 4A— HISTORIC HEAT WAVES IN THE DEATH VALLEY REGION 1931 to 1960 Part 4 became quite large, quite unwieldy. So, I decided to break… [Read More]
January 18, 2018 Lenticulars at Dusk in Panamint Valley
Following the pretty light near sunset on the west side, I continued down to the bottom of Panamint Valley on Highway 190. The decent… [Read More]
January 18, 2018 Panamint Valley and Rainbow Canyon
There are a few Stormbruiser entries for this date, on which I visited Owens Valley and Panamint Valley. This entry is for the time… [Read More]
Unravelling Death Valley’s 134F Temperature Record — Part 6, Greenland Ranch and observer Oscar A. Denton
Welcome to another edition of my research into the old Death Valley temperature record. This is Part 6. To find links to all of the… [Read More]
July 23, 2017 The Milky Way at Ashford Mill in Death Valley
On this Sunday morning I had a few things in mind, a few things planned, as I headed for Death Valley: — It was… [Read More]
July 23, 2017 Temperature Measurements on a Hot Afternoon in Death Valley
Note: This entry details my findings and thoughts on detailed temperature measurements and patterns in and around Death Valley on July 23…. [Read More]
November 18, 2016 Death Valley Temperature Record Blog on WU
If you have looked through my web site, then you have probably come across my write-ups on the world’s record high temperature of 134F… [Read More]
Unravelling Death Valley’s 134F Temperature Record — Part 5 Supplemental Data Tables
The data tables below were prepared for the WeatherUnderground writeup of October, 2016. Incorporated in Table A are the average daily maximums for Death Valley… [Read More]
Unravelling Death Valley’s 134F Temperature Record — Part 4 Historic Heat Waves
PART FOUR — HISTORIC HEAT WAVES IN THE DEATH VALLEY REGION This part was becoming large and unwieldy, so I have broken it up into… [Read More]