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Erica Werner12:38, Jul 12 2021 Several dozen heat enthusiasts crowded around a large digital thermometer outside the Furnace Creek Visitor Centre in Death Valley, the US, on Saturday afternoon (local time), convinced they had just witnessed a new world record of heat. The reading had just hit 57.2 degrees Celsius – the highest temperature the thermometer had ever recorded – though a separate and more accurate National Weather Service sensor was still stuck at a mere 53.9C, short of a record. “The hottest day in the recorded history of mankind,” marvelled Steve Forsell, 71, of Santa Barbara, who said he had been monitoring forecasts for years hoping to be present for this moment.
Nation/World News Support Local News. We've been with you throughout the pandemic, the vaccinations and the reopening of schools, businesses and communities. There's never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. Please support our work by subscribing today. Amid dangerous heat wave, Death Valley closes in on record-high temperatures With record-setting heat expected Saturday, tourists like the Osborne family from Memphis stopped by the thermometer in California's Death Valley National Park. (Washington Post photo by Melina Mara) Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park on Saturday. (Washington Post photo by Melina Mara)
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