Death Valley is one of the hottest places
in the world, and holds the record for the highest temperature ever recorded.
Air temperatures over 120 °F (49 °C) are common during the summer months of
June, July, August and September. The record high was recorded in 1913 at a
blazing 134 °F (57 °C). Death Valley claimed the world record in 2012, after
the 136 °F (58 °C) temperature taken in Libya in 1922 was de-certified by the
World Meteorological Organization.
Fortunately, temperatures from November
through March are mild with highs averaging in
