Death Valley National Park experienced its hottest meteorological summer (June-August) on official record, surpassing the highest temperatures recorded several years ago.
According to a press release from the park, Death Valley saw an “average 24-hour temperature of 104.5°F (40.3°C).” The previous record was 104.2°F (40.1°C), recorded in 2021 and 2018.
This record includes the warmest month in Death Valley's recorded history, set in July at the Furnace Creek weather station. During that month, Death Valley reached temperatures of 125 °F (51.7 °C) for nine days, including a high of 129.2 °F (54 °C) on July 7.
Meanwhile, average low temperatures were just 91.9°F (33.3°C), providing little relief in the desert environment. On nine nights this summer, the low temperature did not drop below 100°F. The high temperatures caused a number of emergencies, including two deaths and a visitor who had the skin melt off his feet after losing his shoes in the hot sand.
According to the press release, triple-digit temperatures are expected to continue until October this year.
