Yes, you guessed it. I NEED to be in Death Valley when the high temperature is near record levels. Maybe it is a sickness…. [Read More]
August 17, 2020 The Continued Decline in Exposure of the Death Valley Weather Station
On August 17, 2020, I took a drive to Death Valley and took the photos below. This was a day after the station… [Read More]
August 16, 2020 Record High Temperature of 130F at Death Valley!
130!! The official National Weather Service station in Death Valley, at the National Park Service Visitors Center in Furnace Creek, registered a high temperature… [Read More]
Death Valley’s 134F Record Temperature Study, Part Eight Original Charts
This section of the Death Valley temperature/climate study contains a bunch of original hygro-thermograph charts from Greenland Ranch, Cow Creek, and Death Valley. Farther below… [Read More]
January 29, 2019 Additional Notes on the Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash in Calabasas
A few days ago I wrote up an analysis of the weather conditions in the Calabasas area around the time of the Kobe Bryant… [Read More]
January 26, 2020 Analysis of Weather Conditions in Calabasas Leading to the Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash
At about 9:45 a.m. PST on Sunday, January 26, 2020, a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and his daughter, six friends and a pilot,… [Read More]
Unravelling Death Valley’s 134F Temperature Record, Part 4C 1911 to 1930 Heat Events
This is Part 4C, an in-depth investigation of the hottest periods in the Death Valley region during the first 20 years of the Greenland Ranch… [Read More]
Unravelling Death Valley’s 134F Record, Part 2 Early Greenland Ranch Data Reliability
PART ONE is here PART THREE is here PART FOUR is here PART FIVE is here PART SIX is here August 2016 update —-… [Read More]
July 2018 Daily Weather Maps and Data — Part 2 of 2, July 16-31
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]
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]
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 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]
February 17, 2017 Wind and rain storm in Westlake Village
This is a study of the weather conditions during the heavy storm that impacted Southern California, notably coastal Los Angeles and Ventura counties, on February… [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]