Death Valley, I-California irekhode izinga lokushisa eliphezulu elingu-130°F (54.4C)) ngo-3:41 PM PDT ngeSonto, Agasti 16, 2020. Lokhu kushisa kukalwe e-Furnace Creek eduze Nesikhungo Sezivakashi kusetshenziswa isistimu ye-National Weather Service ephethwe ngokuzenzakalela. Lokhu kubonwa kwezinga lokushisa eliphezulu kubhekwa njengesandulela futhi akukabi ngokusemthethweni.
Uma kuqinisekisiwe, lokhu kuzoba izinga lokushisa elishisa kakhulu eliqinisekiswe ngokusemthethweni kusukela ngoJulayi ka-1913, nase-Death Valley. Njengoba lokhu kuyi- isenzakalo sokushisa okwedlulele, izinga lokushisa elirekhodiwe lizodinga ukubuyekezwa okusemthethweni. Kuzokwakhiwa Ikomiti Lesimo Sezulu Esidlulele ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukufaneleka kokufundwa kwe-130°F.
Izinga lokushisa eliqopha umlando phakathi nokukhuphuka kwezinga lokushisa emhlabeni ngenxa yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu likhathaza kakhulu izazi zezemvelo ezilwa nokufudumala komhlaba kanye ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Lonke ugu oluseNtshonalanga ye-US lubhekene negagasi lokushisa okulindeleke ukuthi lishube ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezizayo noma ngaphezulu.
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I-Iowa State University 2020. Isevisi Yesimo Sezulu Kazwelonke Umkhiqizo Wombhalo Oluhlaza. Ibonisa i-AFOS PIL: I-PNSVEF Yamukelwe: 2020-08-17 01:28 UTC. Itholakala ku-inthanethi ngo https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSVEF&e=202008170128
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) at 3:41 PM PDT on Sunday, August 16, 2020. This temperature was measured at Furnace Creek near the Visitors Center using a National Weather Service owned automated observation system. This observed high temperature is considered preliminary and not yet official. ){kind=link}