— NWS Las Vegas (@NWSVegas) August 2, 2017
"It should be noted that this is the hottest average monthly temperature ever measured in the US, or for that matter, anywhere in the Western Hemisphere," Christopher Burt, weather historian for the Weather Underground, told The Washington Post.
However, keep in mind that this is just the average for the entire month of July – including night temps, which averaged 95 degrees, a representative for the national park wrote on Facebook.
According to meteorologist Alex Boothe, the average daytime high ended up being 119.6 degrees Fahrenheit – yeah, you read that right.
While this isn’t one record most want to break, this is just the tip of the melting iceberg. On July 7, Death Valley hit 127 degrees. It also reached this balmy temp twice back in June, the National Weather Service’s report stated.
As of Friday evening at approximately 8:15 p.m. EDT, the valley is a smoking 106 degrees.
The park, no stranger to world records, also lays claim to the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth at 134 degrees. Who’s ready to sit in front of their a/c unit?
