The temperature in California's "Death Valley" reached one-hundred twenty-seven degrees Fahrenheit Saturday; the highest September temperature ever recorded on Earth.
This record temperature comes just one day after the mercury rose to 123° F the prior day.
Death Valley is known to be one of the most scorching locations on the planet. That's because when the hot air rises, it is **NOT** blown away by winds, as the surrounding mountains keep it trapped.
As the hot air rises, it cools, causing it to fall again, and reheat.
This results in the ground heating up and, according to the US National Park Service, which runs Death Valley, they have recorded ground temperatures as high as 201°F! The ground then radiates the heat back up into the air, and the whole process results in a part of this planet that few humans can survive in.
Meteorologists say the new record could be beaten again in just the next few days, as the region is trapped in what is known as a "Heat Dome" which is a stationary high=pressure system.
So what's the highest temperature ever recorded in Death Valley? It happened in July, 1913, when the mercury reached 134° F.
