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Rajan Parrikar

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Death Valley - hottest temperature ever recorded
« on: September 15, 2012, 07:18:38 pm »

The earlier record of Al Aziziya in Libya has been invalidated.

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Re: Death Valley - hottest temperature ever recorded
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2012, 08:11:28 am »

I can't see myself in DV when temperatures reach the "old/new" record of 57°c. Having been there with 50°c was enough for me!

Edit: typo correction
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Re: Death Valley - hottest temperature ever recorded
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2012, 09:02:35 am »

The one time I was in DV the temperature ranged from about 13C to 24C. Just lovely! January is the time to go there, IMHO.
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Re: Death Valley - hottest temperature ever recorded
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2012, 09:14:50 am »

The one time I was in DV the temperature ranged from about 13C to 24C. Just lovely! January is the time to go there, IMHO.


I found that temperatures are uncomfortable well into October and even later… January must be great but I never found the time to visit DV early, in January, February or March.
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Re: Death Valley - hottest temperature ever recorded
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2012, 01:18:21 pm »

Wimps!  :)  :)  :)
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Re: Death Valley - hottest temperature ever recorded
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2012, 01:34:20 pm »

Wimps!  :)  :)  :)

 ;D

To my discharge, in Switzerland, we rarely see temperatures above 96F or 36°c!
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Re: Death Valley - hottest temperature ever recorded
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2012, 01:40:13 pm »

Wimps!  :)  :)  :)
Me for comfort! DV is gorgeous if you're not being too distracted by the temperature.   ;D  ;D  ;D
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