John Langeler and Linsey Lewis
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — For really scorching temperatures, you solely need to journey about three hours outdoors of Las Vegas to California's Loss of life Valley, which has set a number of every day data over the previous week — however not the massive one.
The all-time temperature file in Loss of life Valley is 134 levels, set on July 10, 1913. Whereas that file has but to be surpassed, temperatures are nonetheless extraordinarily excessive, or as some guests would name it: excellent.
Adrian Preda introduced his two sons to Loss of life Valley from Anaheim as a result of he needed them to expertise the sweltering warmth.
“Did we discover the one particular person in Loss of life Valley who thinks that is bearable?” requested eight Information Now anchor John Langler, to which Preda replied, “It’s not simply bearable, it’s pleasing.”
For the younger stragglers, it appeared extra like a sentence than an journey.
Such is the summer season custom in Loss of life Valley: The warmer the temperature, the extra individuals wish to see it. The Furnace Creek Customer Heart was packed all day Monday, with a pleasing temperature of 71 levels.
Park Ranger Jeanette Jurado informed eight Information Now she's used to the commotion and this matches in with what's been a 12 months of untamed climate on the park, together with damaging flooding, an sudden lake and long-awaited warmth.
“Loss of life Valley retains us on our toes,” Jurado mentioned. “On days once we get near 130 levels, we all know that’s a part of the acute nature of Loss of life Valley.”
However that's what retains individuals coming from as far-off as Austria.
“The intense nature of this place is among the causes that makes it particular,” Jurado mentioned.