LAS VEGAS — Texas, we've had our fair share of hot summer heat but nothing like this.
Meteorologists are working to confirm whether a California town reached the planet’s hottest temperature reading Sunday in more than a hundred years, according to The Weather Channel.
The Furnace Creek Visitor Center in Death Valley National Park measured a preliminary temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit at about 3:40 p.m., the National Weather Service Las Vegas confirmed. The park sits about 100 miles west-northwest of Las Vegas.
While not impossible, heat in the 130s is extremely rare. The National Weather Channel says it has only happened three other times in history.
That’s why a committee of experts, including meteorologists and climatologists, are conducting a formal review.
If verified, this will be the hottest recorded temperature worldwide since 1913.
Texas is no stranger to record-breaking temperatures, the hottest temperature the state has ever reached (that’s been documented) is a scorching 120 degrees in June 1994.
But it's safe to say our California friends may have us beat when it comes to heat.
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