Meteorologists overturn reading from 90 years ago, make Death Valley holder of the world's hottest temperature
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 11:51
in Earth & Climate
If you think this summer was hot, it's nothing compared to the summer of 1913, when the hottest temperature ever recorded was a searing 134 F in Death Valley, Calif. But while that reading was made 99 years ago, it is only being recognized today by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as the most extreme temperature ever recorded.