<P> Temperatures measured directly on the ground may exceed air temperatures by 30 to 50 ° C ( 54 to 90 ° F ) . A ground temperature of 84 ° C ( 183.2 ° F ) has been recorded in Port Sudan , Sudan . A ground temperature of 93.9 ° C ( 201.0 ° F ) was recorded in Furnace Creek , Death Valley , California , United States on 15 July 1972 ; this may be the highest natural ground surface temperature ever recorded . The theoretical maximum possible ground surface temperature has been estimated to be between 90 and 100 ° C ( 194 and 212 ° F ) for dry , darkish soils of low thermal conductivity . </P>
<P> Temperatures measured directly on the ground may exceed air temperatures by 30 to 50 ° C ( 54 to 90 ° F ) . A ground temperature of 84 ° C ( 183.2 ° F ) has been recorded in Port Sudan , Sudan . A ground temperature of 93.9 ° C ( 201.0 ° F ) was recorded in Furnace Creek , Death Valley , California , United States on 15 July 1972 ; this may be the highest natural ground surface temperature ever recorded . The theoretical maximum possible ground surface temperature has been estimated to be between 90 and 100 ° C ( 194 and 212 ° F ) for dry , darkish soils of low thermal conductivity . </P>
where was the highest recorded temperature in north america
where was the highest recorded temperature in north america
Death Valley , California
Death Valley , California