{"id":8446,"date":"2013-07-02T09:20:21","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T17:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=8446"},"modified":"2013-07-02T14:12:48","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T22:12:48","slug":"july-2-2013-death-valley-hits-129f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2013\/07\/02\/july-2-2013-death-valley-hits-129f\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2, 2013  Death Valley hits 129F!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Death Valley&#8217;s official weather station in Furnace Creek recorded a temperature of 129F on Sunday, June 30, 2013.\u00a0 The initial maximum temperature report to the National Weather Service in Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon was a high of 128F, but the temperature crept up to 129F shortly thereafter.\u00a0\u00a0 From the NWS Las Vegas on July 1, Monday morning:<\/p>\n<pre>RECORD EVENT REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS, NV\r\n843 AM PDT MON JUL 01 2013\r\n\r\n...NEW ALL-TIME RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR DEATH VALLEY FOR JUNE...\r\n\r\nTHE FINAL HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE OFFICIAL WEATHER STATION IN DEATH\r\nVALLEY AT FURNACE CREEK WAS 129 DEGREES. THIS SETS A NEW ALL-TIME\r\nRECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR JUNE FOR DEATH VALLEY BREAKING THE\r\nPREVIOUS RECORD OF 128 DEGREES SET ON JUNE 29, 1994 AND TIED ON JUNE\r\n29, 2013. THIS WOULD ALSO TIE THE UNITED STATES RECORD HIGH FOR JUNE\r\nOF 129 DEGREES SET ON JUNE 23, 1902 IN VOLCANO, CALIFORNIA WHICH IS\r\nA FORMER TOWN NEAR THE SALTON SEA.\r\n\r\nTHE ABOVE INFORMATION IS PRELIMINARY AND IS SUBJECT TO A FINAL\r\nREVIEW AND CERTIFICATION BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER.\r\n\r\n$$\r\n\r\nKENNEDY<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A high of 129F for Death Valley appears on the regional listing issued on the morning of July 1:<\/p>\n<h3>Regional Max\/Min Temp and Precipitation Table<\/h3>\n<pre><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\r\n000\r\nASUS65 KVEF 011843\r\nRTPVEF\r\nMAX\/MIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE FOR\r\nTHE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV\r\n1143 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013\r\n\r\nHIGH TEMPERATURE YESTERDAY...LOW TEMPERATURE THIS MORNING\r\n24 HOURS PRECIPITATION ENDING AT 11 AM PDT\r\n\r\n.BR VEF 0701 P DH01\/TAIRZX\/DH11\/TAIRZP\/PPDRZZ\/SDRZZF\/SDIRZZ\r\n:\r\n: ...SOUTHERN NEVADA...\r\n:                                MAX   MIN   24 HR   24HR    SNOW\r\n:ID   STATION            ELEV   TEMP  TEMP   PCPN    SNFL    DEPTH\r\nDRA  : DESERT ROCK       3301 : 113 \/  88 \/  0.00 \/       \/\r\nHND  : HENDERSON EXEC    2458 : 117 \/  92 \/  0.00 \/       \/\r\nINS  : INDIAN SPRINGS    3123 : 111 \/  91 \/  0.00 \/       \/\r\nLAS  : MCCARRAN AIRPORT  2180 : 117 \/  95 \/  0.00 \/       \/\r\nLSV  : NELLIS AFB        1880 : 115 \/   M \/  0.00 \/       \/\r\nVGT  : N LAS VEGAS ARPT  2203 : 115 \/  94 \/  0.00 \/       \/\r\n:\r\n: ...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...\r\n:\r\nDAG  : BARSTOW-DAGGETT   1917 : 116 \/  88 \/  0.00 \/       \/\r\nBIH  : BISHOP            4102 : 109 \/  63 \/  0.00 \/       \/\r\nNID  : CHINA LAKE NAS    2230 : 116 \/  79 \/  0.00 \/       \/\r\nEED  : NEEDLES            890 : 122 \/  96 \/  0.00 \/       \/\r\nNXP  : TWENTYNINE PALMS  2110 : 115 \/  88 \/  0.00 \/       \/\r\n.END\r\n\r\nHIGH TEMP YESTERDAY...LOW TEMPERATURE THIS MORNING\r\n24 HOURS PRECIPITATION ENDING AT 11 AM MST\r\n\r\n.BR VEF 0701 MS DH01\/TAIRZX\/DH11\/TAIRZP\/PPDRZZ\/SDRZZF\/SDIRZZ\r\n:\r\n: ...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...\r\n:                                MAX   MIN   24 HR   24HR    SNOW\r\n:ID   STATION            ELEV   TEMP  TEMP   PCPN    SNFL    DEPTH\r\nIGM  : KINGMAN           3420 : 110 \/  85 \/    T  \/       \/\r\n.END\r\n\r\n: ...COOPERATIVE STATIONS...\r\nHIGH TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND\r\nSNOWFALL PAST 24 HOURS\r\n\r\n: ...COOPERATIVE STATIONS...\r\n     THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATIONS WERE TAKEN AT APPROXIMATELY 8 AM\r\n     THIS MORNING. HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION\r\n     AMOUNTS IN THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS WERE RECORDED AT THAT TIME. LOW\r\n     TEMPERATURES MAY REFLECT CONDITIONS FROM YESTERDAY MORNING.\r\n\r\n.BR VEF 0701 P DH08\/TAIRZX\/TAIRZN\/PPDRZZ\/SFDRZZ\/SDIRZZ\r\n:\r\n: ...SOUTHERN NEVADA...\r\n:                                            MAX   MIN  24 HR  24 HR   SNOW\r\n:ID    STATION            ELEV   DATE\/TIME  TEMP  TEMP   PCPN   SNOW   DEPTH\r\nABVN2 : ALAN BIBLE VC     1641 : DH010705 \/ 118 \/  94 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nLATN2 : AMARGOSA VALLEY   2450 : DH010700 \/ 115 \/  74 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nBKVN2 : BUNKERVILLE       1518 : DHM      \/   M \/   M \/     M \/   M \/   M\r\nCALN2 : CALIENTE          4379 : DH010630 \/ 109 \/  62 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nCAGN2 : CATHEDRAL GORGE   4830 : DHM      \/   M \/   M \/     M \/   M \/   M\r\nDNWN2 : DESERT NWR        2914 : DHM      \/   M \/   M \/     M \/   M \/   M\r\nDYRN2 : DYER              4900 : DH010600 \/ 104 \/  65 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nHIKN2 : HIKO              3900 : DHM      \/   M \/   M \/     M \/   M \/   M\r\nLAUN2 : LAUGHLIN           605 : DH010800 \/ 119 \/  75 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nMEQN2 : MESQUITE 2NE      1811 : DH010730 \/ 120 \/  88 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nMCHN2 : MT CHARLESTON     7450 : DH010700 \/  88 \/  52 \/    T  \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nNLVN2 : N LAS VEGAS FD    1898 : DH010715 \/ 116 \/  86 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nVEF   : NWS LAS VEGAS     2275 : DHM      \/ 119 \/  95 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nLCMN2 : OVERTON           1250 : DH010620 \/ 122 \/  88 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nPAHN2 : PAHRUMP           2674 : DH010800 \/ 113 \/  77 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nPION2 : PIOCHE            5990 : DH010800 \/  98 \/  69 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nALEN2 : RACHEL            4820 : DH010800 \/ 107 \/  65 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nRRCN2 : SPG MTN RANCH SP  3780 : DHM      \/   M \/   M \/     M \/   M \/   M\r\nSRCN2 : SEARCHLIGHT       3540 : DHM      \/   M \/   M \/     M \/   M \/   M\r\nSLVN2 : SILVERPEAK        4283 : DH010745 \/ 107 \/  62 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nSPVN2 : SPRING VALLEY SP  5950 : DH010700 \/  96 \/  44 \/  0.30 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nVOFN2 : VALLEY OF FIRE    2000 : DH010740 \/ 119 \/  96 \/    T  \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\n:\r\n: ...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...\r\n:\r\nAMYC1 : AMBOY              648 : DH010800 \/ 123 \/  95 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nBKEC1 : BAKER              962 : DH010800 \/ 122 \/  91 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nBARC1 : BARSTOW           2220 : DH011000 \/ 113 \/  82 \/     M \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nDEVC1 : DEATH VALLEY      -194 : DH010800 \/ 129 \/  98 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nJSVC1 : JOHNSON VALLEY    3167 : DH010830 \/ 109 \/  82 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nJSTC1 : JOSHUA TREE       2563 : DH010730 \/ 115 \/  83 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nMVCC1 : MORONGO VALLEY    3145 : DH010600 \/ 103 \/  77 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nTNAC1 : TRONA             1695 : DH010600 \/ 115 \/  81 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nWVSC1 : WONDER VALLEY     1376 : DH010700 \/ 118 \/  90 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nYMSC1 : YUCCA MESA        3447 : DH010600 \/ 107 \/  81 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nYUVC1 : YUCCA VALLEY      3249 : DH010800 \/ 109 \/  78 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\n.END\r\n\r\n.BR VEF 0701 MS DH08\/TAIRZX\/TAIRZN\/PPDRZZ\/SFDZZ\/SDIRZZ\r\n:\r\n: ...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...\r\n:                                            MAX   MIN  24 HR  24 HR   SNOW\r\n:ID    STATION            ELEV   DATE\/TIME  TEMP  TEMP   PCPN   SNOW   DEPTH\r\nBEVA3 : BEAVER DAM        1875 : DH010759 \/ 121 \/  89 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nDMRA3 : DIAMOND M RANCH   5492 : DH010615 \/ 102 \/  60 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nLHCA3 : LAKE HAVASU CITY   468 : DH010600 \/ 119 \/  92 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nPIPA3 : PIPE SPRING       4920 : DH010800 \/ 105 \/  70 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nWUPA3 : WIKIEUP           2010 : DH010500 \/ 113 \/  80 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\nYUCA3 : YUCCA             1950 : DH010800 \/ 114 \/  90 \/  0.00 \/ 0.0 \/   0\r\n\r\n: ...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...\r\n\r\nKTLA3 : KATHERINE LANDING  660 : DHM      \/ 124 \/  87 \/     M \/   M \/   M\r\nMEAA3 : MEADVIEW          2938 : DHM      \/   M \/   M \/     M \/   M \/   M\r\n.END\r\n\r\nLATEST LAKE INFORMATION\r\n  LAKE MEAD WATER TEMPERATURE AT  3 FEET . . . . . . . .  83 DEGREES\r\n  LAKE MEAD WATER TEMPERATURE AT 10 FEET . . . . . . . .  80 DEGREES\r\n  LAKE MEAD ELEVATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1106.0 FEET\r\n  LAKE MOHAVE WATER TEMPERATURE AT 10 FEET . . . . . . .  79 DEGREES\r\n  LAKE MOHAVE ELEVATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   643.2 FEET\r\n\r\nTHESE REPORTS ARE CONSIDERED SUPPLEMENTAL AND UNOFFICIAL\r\nVALUES ARE FOR THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS ENDING AT 8 AM LOCAL TIME\r\n\r\n                                   MAX    MIN    24 HR\r\nSTATION                   ELEV    TEMP   TEMP    PCPN\r\nALAMO NV                  3465    110  \/  72  \/  0.00\r\nBEATTY NV                 3311    109  \/  79  \/  0.00\r\nBOULDER CITY NV           2381    117  \/  91  \/  0.00\r\nGOLDFIELD NV              5590      M  \/   M  \/     M\r\nSCOTTYS CASTLE CA         2990      M  \/   M  \/     M\r\n\r\nTHESE DATA ARE PRELIMINARY AND HAVE NOT UNDERGONE FINAL QUALITY CONTROL BY THE\r\nNATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER \/NCDC\/. THEREFORE...THESE DATA ARE SUBJECT TO\r\nREVISION. FINAL AND CERTIFIED CLIMATE DATA CAN BE ACCESSED AT WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV.<\/span><\/pre>\n<hr \/>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/lanow\/la-me-ln-heat-wave-death-valley-hits-128-degrees-or-is-it-129-20130630,0,6477803.story\" target=\"_blank\">Here is a link to an article in the L.A. Times regarding the Death Valley heat.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/lanow\/la-me-ln-death-valley-continues-to-broiler-after-breaking-record-20130701,0,760166.story\" target=\"_blank\">And another article, on July 1&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrh.noaa.gov\/vef\/deathvalley\/\" target=\"_blank\">And a web site regarding the celebration of the 134F temperature observed 100 years ago.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/capital-weather-gang\/wp\/2013\/07\/01\/death-valley-records-hottest-measured-u-s-june-temperature-129\/\" target=\"_blank\">An article in the Washington Post<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vnews.com\/news\/nation\/world\/7265363-95\/death-valley-temp-may-tie-june-record-of-129\" target=\"_blank\">Valley News article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/thewire\/death-valley-temps-record-129\/2013\/07\/01\/id\/512892\" target=\"_blank\">from NewsMax<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.standard.net\/stories\/2013\/07\/01\/death-valley-ties-june-record-129-degree-temp\" target=\"_blank\">from a Las Vegas paper<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kcet.org\/living\/travel\/socal_wanderer\/national-park\/death-valley-breaks-a-heat-record-celebration-planned-this-weekend.html\" target=\"_blank\">from KCET<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2013\/06\/30\/it-seems-noaa-has-de-modernized-the-official-death-valley-station-to-use-older-equipment-to-make-a-record-more-likely\/\">and a great deal of info on the Death Valley weather station, new Badwater station, and recent hot weather here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>record report from NWS Las Vegas on July 1:<\/p>\n<pre>000\r\nSXUS75 KVEF 020024\r\nRERVEF\r\n\r\nRECORD EVENT REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS, NV\r\n524 PM PDT MON JUL 1 2013\r\n\r\n...DAY 4 OF SUPER WESTERN HEATWAVE 2013 BRINGS MORE RECORDS...\r\n\r\nAT THE DESERT ROCK AIRPORT NEAR MERCURY NEVADA THE HIGH TODAY WAS\r\n112 DEGREES WHICH BREAKS THE OLD DAILY RECORD OF 108 SET IN 2001.\r\nRECORDS AT DESERT ROCK DATE TO 1978.\r\n\r\nAT THE BARSTOW-DAGGETT CALIFORNIA AIRPORT THE HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY\r\nWAS 114 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD HIGH FOR JULY 1ST OF 112\r\nSET IN 2001. RECORDS AT BARSTOW-DAGGETT DATE TO 1943 FOR THE AIRPORT.\r\n\r\nAT BISHOP CALIFORNIA THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT EASTERN SIERRA REGIONAL\r\nAIRPORT WAS 109 DEGREES TODAY. THIS EASILY BROKE THE OLD DAILY\r\nRECORD OF 105 DEGREES SET IN 1967 AND TIED IN 1972 AND 1999. JULY 15\r\nAND 16, 1972 MARK THE ONLY OTHER TIME BISHOP HAS RECORDED TWO\r\nCONSECUTIVE DAYS OF 109 DEGREES OR GREATER. THE ALL-TIME HIGH IS 110\r\nDEGREES ON JULY 10, 2002. RECORDS AT BISHOP DATE BACK TO 1943.\r\n\r\nAT DEATH VALLEY CALIFORNIA THE HIGH SO FAR AT THE OFFICIAL WEATHER\r\nSTATION AT FURNACE CREEK WAS 127 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD DAILY\r\nRECORD OF 125 SET IN 1990. THIS MARKS THE 3RD DAY IN A ROW WITH A\r\nHIGH OF 127 DEGREES OR GREATER AT DEATH VALLEY WHICH TIES WITH JULY\r\n16-18, 1998 FOR THE 3RD LONGEST SUCH STRETCH ON RECORD. THERE WERE 5\r\nSUCH DAYS FROM JULY 15-19, 2005 AND 8 SUCH DAYS FROM JULY 7-13, 1913.\r\nRECORDS AT DEATH VALLEY DATE TO 1911.\r\n\r\nTHE ABOVE INFORMATION IS PRELIMINARY AND IS SUBJECT TO A FINAL\r\nREVIEW AND CERTIFICATION BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER.\r\n\r\n$$\r\n\r\nSTACHELSKI\r\n\r\nand for Needles:\r\n\r\nRECORD EVENT REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS, NV\r\n500 PM PDT MON JUL 1 2013\r\n\r\n...WARMEST JUNE EVER FOR NEEDLES...\r\n...ADDITION ALL-TIME JUNE RECORDS FOR NEEDLES...\r\n\r\nALL DATA IS FOR THE NEEDLES WEATHER STATION WHICH HAS RECORDS DATING\r\nBACK TO 1888.\r\n\r\nTHE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR JUNE 2013 IN NEEDLES WAS 95.8 DEGREES.\r\nTHIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 94.8 DEGREES SET IN 1994. THE\r\nAVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 81.5 DEGREES WHICH BREAKS THE\r\nPREVIOUS RECORD OF 81.0 DEGREES SET IN 1981.\r\n\r\nAN ALL-TIME JUNE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 123 DEGREES WAS SET ON\r\nJUNE 29, 2013 BREAKING THE OLD ALL-TIME HIGH OF 122 FOR JUNE SET ON\r\nJUNE 11, 1918 AND TIED ON JUNE 29, 1924.\r\n\r\nTHERE WERE 30 DAYS WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 100 DEGREES OR GREATER\r\nIN THE MONTH OF JUNE. THIS TIES THE GREATEST NUMBER OF SUCH DAYS IN\r\nJUNE SET 1918 AND TIED IN JUNE 1926 AND JUNE 1994.\r\n\r\nTHERE WERE 3 DAYS WITH HIGHS OF 120 DEGREES OR GREATER WHICH TIES\r\nTHE RECORD FOR JUNE SET IN 1994.\r\n\r\nTHE ABOVE INFORMATION IS PRELIMINARY AND IS SUBJECT TO A FINAL\r\nREVIEW AND CERTIFICATION BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER.\r\n\r\n$$\r\n\r\nSTACHELSKI\r\n\r\nfor Death Valley:\r\n\r\n000\r\nSXUS75 KVEF 012349\r\nRERVEF\r\n\r\nRECORD EVENT REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS, NV\r\n449 PM PDT MON JUL 1 2013\r\n\r\n...WARMEST JUNE EVER FOR DEATH VALLEY...\r\n...ALL-TIME JUNE RECORD HIGH SET AT DEATH VALLEY...\r\n...TIE FOR GREATEST NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 125+ HIGHS IN JUNE...\r\n\r\nBELOW IS A LIST OF THE ALL-TIME RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED IN JUNE IN\r\nDEATH VALLEY AT THE OFFICIAL CLIMATE STATION AT FURNACE CREEK.\r\nOFFICIAL RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1911.\r\n\r\nTHE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR JUNE 2013 AT DEATH VALLEY WAS 101.3\r\nDEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR THE WARMEST JUNE EVER\r\nOF 100.4 DEGREES SET IN 1960. THE AVERAGE JUNE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE\r\nFOR DEATH VALLEY WAS 87.1 DEGREES WHICH BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD\r\nOF 86.8 SET IN 1977.\r\n\r\nTHE FINAL HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE OFFICIAL WEATHER STATION IN DEATH\r\nVALLEY AT FURNACE CREEK WAS 129 DEGREES ON SUNDAY, JUNE 30TH. THIS\r\nSETS A NEW ALL-TIME RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR JUNE FOR DEATH\r\nVALLEY BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 128 DEGREES SET ON JUNE 29,\r\n1994 AND TIED ON JUNE 29, 2013. THIS WOULD ALSO TIE THE UNITED\r\nSTATES RECORD HIGH FOR JUNE OF 129 DEGREES SET ON JUNE 23, 1902 IN\r\nVOLCANO, CALIFORNIA WHICH IS A FORMER TOWN NEAR THE SALTON SEA.\r\n\r\nTHERE WERE 5 DAYS WITH A HIGH OF 125 DEGREES OR GREATER WHICH TIES\r\nWITH 1994 FOR THE HIGHEST SUCH NUMBER FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE.\r\n\r\nTHE ABOVE INFORMATION IS PRELIMINARY AND IS SUBJECT TO A FINAL\r\nREVIEW AND CERTIFICATION BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER.\r\n\r\n$$\r\n\r\nSTACHELSKI\r\n\r\nfor Las Vegas:\r\n\r\n000\r\nSXUS75 KVEF 012342\r\nRERVEF\r\n\r\nRECORD EVENT REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS, NV\r\n442 PM PDT MON JUL 1 2013\r\n\r\n...JUNE MELTED AWAY RECORDS FOR LAS VEGAS...\r\n\r\nBELOW IS A LIST OF THE ALL-TIME RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED IN JUNE IN\r\nLAS VEGAS AT THE OFFICIAL CLIMATE STAIION AT MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL\r\nAIRPORT. OFFICIAL RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1937.\r\n\r\nJUNE 2013 WILL GO DOWN AS THE WARMEST JUNE ON RECORD FOR LAS VEGAS\r\nWITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 91.5 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS\r\n90.5 DEGREES SET BACK IN 2006. THE WARM MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE\r\nWAS DUE TO BOTH THE WARM HIGH AND ESPECIALLY THE WARM LOW\r\nTEMPERATURES.\r\n\r\nTHE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 117 DEGREES ON JUNE 30TH SET A NEW ALL-TIME\r\nRECORD HIGH FOR LAS VEGAS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD\r\nWAS 116 DEGREES ON JUNE 15, 1940. THIS ALSO TIES THE ALL-TIME RECORD\r\nHIGH FOR LAS VEGAS OF 117 DEGREES SET ON JULY 24, 1942 AND TIED ON\r\nJULY 19, 2005.\r\n\r\nTHE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 89 DEGREES ON JUNE 29TH AND 30TH TIED THE\r\nALL-TIME RECORD HIGH MINIMUM FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE FIRST REACHED ON\r\nJUNE 30, 1994 AND TIED ON JUNE 30, 2009.\r\n\r\nTHERE WERE 3 DAYS IN JUNE WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 115 DEGREES OR\r\nGREATER. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS MONTHLY RECORD SET IN 1940 AND TIED\r\nIN 1994.\r\n\r\nTHERE WERE 3 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A HIGH OF 115 DEGREES OR GREATER\r\nFROM JUNE 28TH THROUGH JUNE 30TH. THIS TIES THE RECORD FOR THE MOST\r\nSUCH CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN THE MONTH OF JUNE SET ON JUNE 28-30, 1994.\r\n\r\nTHERE WERE 13 DAYS WITH A LOW OF 80 DEGREES OR GREATER. THIS TIES\r\nTHE PREVIOUS JUNE RECORD SET IN 2006 AND TIED IN 2007 FOR THE MOST\r\nDAYS WITH A LOW OF 80 DEGREES OR GREATER.\r\n\r\nTHERE WAS NO PRECIPITATION AT MCCARRAN WHICH TIES 20 OTHER JUNES FOR\r\nTHE DRIEST JUNE ON RECORD. THIS LAST HAPPENED IN 2012.\r\n\r\nTHE ABOVE INFORMATION IS PRELIMINARY AND IS SUBJECT TO A FINAL\r\nREVIEW AND CERTIFICATION BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER.\r\n\r\n$$\r\n\r\nSTACHELSKI\r\n\r\nfor Iron Mountain:\r\n\r\n000\r\nSXUS75 KVEF 011914\r\nRERVEF\r\n\r\nRECORD EVENT REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS, NV\r\n1214 PM PDT MON JUL 01 2013\r\n\r\n...ALL-TIME RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT IRON MOUNTAIN CO-OP...\r\n\r\nTHE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE IRON MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA CO-OP WEATHER\r\nSTATION WAS 127 DEGREES FOR THE OBSERVATION PERIOD ENDING ON JUNE\r\n28, 2013. THIS SETS AN ALL-TIME RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THIS\r\nSTATION FOR ANY MONTH. THE PREVIOUS ALL-TIME RECORD FOR IRON\r\nMOUNTAIN WAS 122 DEGREES ON JULY 17, 1998 AND JULY 19, 2005. RECORDS\r\nFOR THE IRON MOUNTAIN CO-OP DATE BACK TO 1935.\r\n\r\nTHE ABOVE INFORMATION IS PRELIMINARY AND IS SUBJECT TO A FINAL\r\nREVIEW AND CERTIFICATION BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER.\r\n\r\n$$\r\n\r\nSTACHELSK<\/pre>\n<p>note &#8212; 127F at Iron Mountain is dubious, given that its previous record high temp was only 122F.\u00a0\u00a0 Apparently the 127F was on June 28 &#8212; I&#8217;ll need to find out what the obs were on the 29th and 30th.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>FINALLY &#8212; as you may know, I believe, without a doubt now, that the 130-plus temperature records from Death Valley\/Greenland Ranch in July 1913 are not credible.\u00a0 It is kind of sad that these new temperature records of 129F at Death Valley are overshadowed by untrustworthy figures from 100 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Death Valley&#8217;s official weather station in Furnace Creek recorded a temperature of 129F on Sunday, June 30, 2013.\u00a0 The initial maximum temperature report to the&#8230;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2013\/07\/02\/july-2-2013-death-valley-hits-129f\/\">[Read&nbsp;More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[54,45],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8446","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-54","7":"category-weather-and-climate-blog","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8446"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8448,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8446\/revisions\/8448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}