Death Valley National Park had its hottest meteorological summer (June-August) on record, with an average 24-hour temperature of 104.5°F (40.3°C), according to a National Park Service news release.
That sustained scorcher surpasses the old record of 104.2°F (40.1°C), which was set in 2018 and then tied in 2021.
July created an ovenlike atmosphere when the park’s weather station at Furnace Creek recorded its hottest month ever, the news release said. The park had nine straight days of 125° F (51.7° C) or higher, and only seven days in total where temperatures did not reach 120° F (48.9° C).
The highest temperature this summer was 129.2° F (54° C) on July 7. But it wasn’t the just the daytime that was sizzling.
