Title: The Weather & Climate in Death Valley, California | USA Today
Headings: The Weather & Climate in Death Valley, California
The Weather & Climate in Death Valley, California
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Content: Formerly the home to America’s premier borax mines, the stark beauty of the valley now attracts many visitors. Average Temperature
Death Valley is the hottest place in North America, according to the National Park Service, with highest temperatures coming in July, when the average is 115 degrees Fahrenheit. Actual highs often top 120 degrees and the record high was 134 degrees in July of 1913. The highest recorded ground temperature was in Furnace Springs and registered 201 degrees. During summer nights, the temperature drops a little below 90 degrees. The coolest months are December and January when the average high is only 65 degrees and can drop at night to below 40 on average, with occasional dips below freezing. Average Precipitation
The National Park Service also lists Death Valley as the driest place in North America, with annual rainfall averaging only 1.92 inches. Most of what little rain that falls in the valley comes between January and March, with February as the wettest month, averaging just over a third of an inch. Rare fierce storms will dump considerable amounts of rainwater into the valley on occasion. Because this water has no place to runoff, it pools in the usually dry, salty lake beds around the valley until the air temperature rises enough to evaporate the shallow inland seas.