death valley
Death Valley in California, home of the record for hottest air temperature ever recorded.
  • Global temperatures continue to increase, with 2023 recording the warmest numbers on record.
  • In 2021, Oregon, Utah, and Washington broke heat records.
  • The hottest temperature recorded in US history was 134 degrees Fahrenheit in California in 1913.

The hottest temperatures recorded in the US were in the summer of 2023, but many of the highest recorded temperatures in each state happened decades ago.