54.4 degrees in Death Valley, California, USA The third highest temperature in the world or August 18 at 8:58
The hot weather around 40 degrees continues in Japan every day, but in the state of California on the west coast of the United States, a preliminary value of 54.4 degrees was observed on the 16th. If officially certified, it will be the third highest temperature in the world in the history of observation.
The U.S. National Meteorological Administration has announced that it had observed preliminary figures of 54.4 degrees Celsius at 3:41 pm on the 16th in Death Valley, California.
The National Meteorological Administration has decided to certify the records after formal examination, and if certified, 56.7 degrees observed in the same Death Valley in 1913 and 55 degrees observed in Tunisia in North Africa in 1931. This is the third highest temperature in the world in observation history.
However, several media in the United States say that the previous temperatures have been questioned for accuracy, and that the observed temperature is "the highest reliable record in the world".
Record heat continues on the west coast of the United States, especially in California, where high temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius and dry weather continue to spread wildfires in various places, making it a tornado seen as a "fire whirlwind" on the 15th. There are concerns about the spread of damage, such as the observation of various phenomena.