Hottest Day In History Was Over 100 Years Ago

By Douglas McIntyre  •  January 10, 2026

Despite decades of global warming, the hottest day in the hottest place in history was July 10, 1913, in Death Valley. The temperature reached 134 degrees F. It shows that, even with yearly global warming records, there can still be outliers from years ago. Douglas A. McIntyre, Editor-In-Chief of Climatecrisis247, explains.

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