A hot upper high will smother the Death Valley region this weekend (July 9-12, 2021), with highs well into 120s expected at the official station… [Read More]
Unravelling Death Valley’s 134 Record, Part 2B Greenland Ranch Data Reliability 1922 to ….
Continued from Part 2, this part provides access to the Greenland Ranch climate forms beginning in 1922. The observer from 1921 to 1927 was Victoriano… [Read More]
Death Valley’s 134F Record Temperature Study, Part One
UNRAVELING DEATH VALLEY’S RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE (easy as 1-3-4) by William T. Reid Update, November, 2020 — This research study is definitely a “work-in-progress.” The… [Read More]
Death Valley’s Improbable Record Temperature of 134F
Hello Death Valley temperature record research fans! I have presented a lot of background and history and data on the early temperature record at Greenland… [Read More]
August 17, 2020 Hot Drive To Death Valley, with temperature measurements!
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]
Unravelling Death Valley’s 134F Temperature Record, Part 7 — Miscellaneous Weather Notes and Correspondence
LINK to Part One, which has links to the other parts of this study. Here is another web site entry on Death Valley… [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]
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]