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Simply Sizzlin': Death Valley Hits 128° as Badwater Ultramarathon Draws Near

Think it's been hot in your neighborhood? Take a look at what's been cooking at Death Valley National Park the past few days. Yesterday's high temperature (July 11) at the park's Furnace Creek Visitor Center: 128°F (53°C), the highest temperature recorded in the U.S. in this, the sweltering summer of 2012. That's a day after the mercury hit 126°, on July 10, at the visitor center, which is 190 feet below sea level. Other fun facts about heat to know and tell: • On July 10, 1913, Death Valley ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on July 12, 2012 7:27 PM & Tagged Badwater, Heat, death valley, national parks and ultramarathon | permalink | Comments