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]
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]
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]
November 13, 2015 Local minimum temperature study
The offshore wind pattern of the past few days has spread very dry air over SoCal and has resulted in a very wide range of… [Read More]
Unravelling Death Valley’s 134 Temperature Record, Part 3 Hot Temperature Comparisons
UPDATE, August, 2016 This part remains incomplete — sorry about that. I have been working on Part 4, which will help me with the remaining… [Read More]
February 25, 2014 Record Dry Spell About to End
The final week of February, 2014, has begun, and the gentle hills and open fields around Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, and Agoura are still a… [Read More]
July 21, 2013 Masters Thesis is Online
Attention all weather and climate nerds: as you may know, I have studied Death Valley’s record temperature of 134F from July 1913, and determined that… [Read More]