Death Valley in California recorded the highest temperature of 54.4C.

Death Valley National Park recorded 130-degree Fahrenheit temperature near the Furnace Creek Visitor Center in California on August 16, 2020.

Death Valley National Park recorded 130-degree Fahrenheit temperature near the Furnace Creek Visitor Center in California on August 16, 2020.In July 1913, observers in Furnace Creek, California, watched the thermometer reach 56.7°C (134F) in Death Valley National Park and declared it the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth. In July 2013, it was observed that it had recorded 129F. As per the climate data, this is the first time since 1913 that 130F (54.4C) has recorded near the Furnace Creek Visitor Center in Death Valley National Park, about 100 miles west-northwest of Las Vegas on August 16, 2020. Moreover, it observed that the average 2.29 inches of precipitation fall each year and the average evaporation rate of 150 inches a year in the valley, which could cause heatwaves.