Furnace Creek, Death Valley, records 54.4C temperature in heatwave
18 August 2020
What could be the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth - 54.4C (130F) - may have been reached at Furnace Creek in the Death Valley National Park, California.
I read another article on FB saying that they had to roster power during peak demand, so cut out entire area in order to service others without damaging the network. Apparently California had a big uptake on solar and wind. To fill in the remaining they used to buy power from nearby states. But with the drought and heat the other states were not in a position to supply any as they just had enough to fulfill their own demand. Another reason to not shelf too quickly "plan B" electricty generation.
When I spent a few weeks in the states in a very affluent part of the Midwest many years ago their power went out all the time. Locals just accepted it as a part of cheap power. We never had that here until recently. So power outages do not necessarily have a direct connection with temperature or mode of generation but can be related to less spending on a robust supply.
On my 200 series toyota the temp on the outside does not go over 50c
In the outback these temps are not recorded its just another day.
Cheers
I lived in Broken Hill when I was a kid for a couple of years, and I've been back there a few times since. I understand what you mean. But 54.4??? Egad!
