The extreme heat out west is causing a lot of problems for residents of the Southwest as water availability continues to be a concern for some farmers and city dwellers. Earlier this week, a new record for the world’s hottest temperature in September was potentially set in Death Valley at the Furnace Creek site, with a measured temperature of 127 F. Of course this will need to be evaluated for accuracy, as they do any time a potential significant record is set, but so far it looks likely to be a new record. We have been fortunate here in the Southeast to not have many temperatures over 100 F this year, but it has been quite different in other parts of the country, especially where drought is occurring.
