130° F in Death Valley
Jul 11, 2021 05:47:43 #
Don W-37
Loc: Bangkok, Thailand
alberio wrote:
Lake Havasu City holds the record for highest temp for a US City at 128 in 1994
Jul 11, 2021 06:59:40 #
I’m guessing that daily temperature range must drain the life out of a car’s interior, dashboard and seats.
Jul 11, 2021 07:40:20 #
Jul 11, 2021 07:56:32 #
jerryc41 wrote:
The temperature rose to 130° in Death Valley yeste... (show quote)
Venus: Hold my beer...
Jul 11, 2021 08:33:46 #
joehel2 wrote:
I’m guessing that daily temperature range must drain the life out of a car’s interior, dashboard and seats.
Plastic turns to dust...perfect place to recycle water bottles. 🙂🙂🙂
Jul 11, 2021 08:59:37 #
alberio wrote:
Plastic turns to dust...perfect place to recycle water bottles. 🙂🙂🙂
Lol...no it doesn't.
Jul 11, 2021 09:18:46 #
robertjerl wrote:
I think he just had a "different" sense of humor.
https://clip.cafe/jeremiah-johnson-1972/didnt-put-enough-dirt-down/
Jul 11, 2021 09:36:49 #
alberio wrote:
You're correct, but official temps are never taken in direct sun. I was in El Centro last year and saw one of these reading 118.
Right. That's always a point of contention. My thermometer often shows temps over 100 when the outdoor sensor is in the sun. The picture below is from July 24, 2016. It was down from 115°.
Jul 11, 2021 09:47:23 #
pmorin wrote:
I was mistaken. The high that day was 122*f. -see snapshot- .
Longshadow, your car is probably closed up, eh? Wouldn’t that just act like an oven?
And that thermometer, it gets late afternoon sunshine on it. It was pegged even when in shade.
Longshadow, your car is probably closed up, eh? Wouldn’t that just act like an oven?
And that thermometer, it gets late afternoon sunshine on it. It was pegged even when in shade.
That looks like a screen from a sci-fi movie.
"And that thermometer, it gets late afternoon sunshine on it. It was pegged even when in shade."
You're gonna need a bigger thermometer.
That famous line from "Jaws" has been paraphrased thousands of times.
Jul 11, 2021 10:24:48 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
But, It's a dry heat.......LOL we don't get that hot in Fla...but the humidity takes all the fun out of it. Did live in Lancaster, Cali as a kid, have been to DV....yes it gets hot!
Yes, those kind of temps are dangerous, even deadly for man and beast alike.
Yes, those kind of temps are dangerous, even deadly for man and beast alike.
Jul 11, 2021 11:11:07 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
pmorin wrote:
Here’s a selfie I took of the temperature gauge in Palm Springs one day in June 2016. Late afternoon and the gauge was pegged out. When the wind blew it was like a blast furnace. If I remember correctly the temperature that day was 126*f. Death Valley isn’t the only hot spot in So-Cal.
Pegged that meter!
With climate change all the thermometers will have to be replaced with higher reading scales.
Stan
Jul 11, 2021 15:16:49 #
Jul 11, 2021 15:19:34 #
bluezzzzz wrote:
https://clip.cafe/jeremiah-johnson-1972/didnt-put-enough-dirt-down/
I remember the scene now.Jul 11, 2021 15:22:51 #
RichKenn
Loc: Merritt Island, FL
jerryc41 wrote:
The temperature rose to 130° in Death Valley yeste... (show quote)
The winters in DV are mild. I have been there at least a dozen times in November through March and it was wonderful.
Jul 11, 2021 15:25:49 #
aberthet
Loc: San Clemente, CA
pmorin wrote:
Here’s a selfie I took of the temperature gauge in Palm Springs one day in June 2016. Late afternoon and the gauge was pegged out. When the wind blew it was like a blast furnace. If I remember correctly the temperature that day was 126*f. Death Valley isn’t the only hot spot in So-Cal.
Because of the location of your thermometer on the wall, in full sun, it's not indicating correctly the ambient air temperature.
Please read this article from the PennState College of Earth and Mineral Sciences:
Thermometer Placement
For temperature readings to be accurate and meaningful, thermometers should be located five to six feet above the ground (ideally not over a paved surface) to minimize the effect that the underlying ground itself might have on temperature. Thermometers also should not be exposed to direct sunlight. The bimetallic strip or "bulb" of a liquid-in-glass thermometer absorbs solar radiation more efficiently than surrounding air, so exposure to direct sunlight causes it to measure a temperature that's higher than the surrounding air. To truly measure air temperature, a thermometer should be in the shade, where the temperature of the thermometer itself should be the same as the air temperature. Finally, thermometers shouldn't be located too close to buildings since warmth from buildings (via emitted radiation or the escape of air through vents, etc.) could contaminate the temperature reading.
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