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Thermometers reached 56.7 degrees Celsius in Death Valley in 1913. The figure is taken from NPS, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Furnace Creek holds the highest reliably recorded air temperature

Thermometers reached 56.7 degrees Celsius in Death Valley in 1913

Located in Death Valley, California, Furnace Creek recorded a world record air temperature of 56.7 degrees Celsius in July 1913. Death Valley sits below sea level in a deep basin surrounded by mountain ranges. Trapped air heats rapidly under intense solar radiation, driving summer temperatures to extreme levels.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Thermometers reached 56.7 degrees Celsius in Death Valley in 1913. The figure is taken from NPS, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a records & extremes fact?: Yes. It sits on the Records & Extremes shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.