DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 18: Salt flats stretch out near Furnace Creek on August 18, 2020 in Death Valley National Park, California.
The temperature reached 130 degrees at Death Valley National Park on August 16, hitting what m On Friday, Death Valley National Park in California recorded a staggering high temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit.
If verified, it would be among the hottest temperatures ever measured on the planet. The National Weather Prediction Center tweeted about the heat, saying it’s the highest temperature reading of 2021.