The World Meteorological Organization has determined that the worlds former record high temperature (136.4°F (58°C) at Al Aziziyah, Libya on September 13, 1922) was miscalculated by about 12.6°F (7°C). The WMO determined that the individual responsible for reading the thermometer was, a new and inexperienced observer, not trained in the use of an unsuitable replacement instrument that could be easily misread, [and] improperly recorded the observation. Therefore the worlds new record high goes to the former second-place worlds highest temperature of 134°F (56.7°C) at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, California on July 10, 1913. In 1913? Really? But I thought things were so much hotter now!
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 22:14:06 +0000
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