Talk:Furnace Creek, California

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The highest ground temperature

The highest ground temperature in Furnace Creek, CA was 201°F.

Don't think so guy... IT was 136 in Libya.. I believe Death Valley was up to 134.

ground temperature and air temperature are two different things. The highest air temperature in furnace creek is 134 (Its where the death valley record was recorded in 1913) But ground temperature usually isnt consitered important information. 66.36.26.154 15:37, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently yesterday it reached 139 in Republic, Washington (I know that's really hard to believe), breaking the world record, the old record 134 from Furnace Creek. ManhattanSandyFurystorm (talk) 15:17, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It is hard to believe. Citation to reliable source, please. —hike395 (talk) 02:40, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Later:I don't believe it. see [1] —hike395 (talk) 02:42, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@66.36.26.154 Libya has been removed from the records, proved to be a wrong reading. Telecine Guy (talk) 20:24, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Highest temperature?

The bogus 1913 entry should be deleted and replaced with one of the modern, reliable extremes. Scientists examined 1913 records recently and determined they are impossible to occur and most likely a falsified by inept caretaker as they fail statistical, meteorological and geographical scrutiny at once: https://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/an-investigation-of-death-valleys-134f-world-temperature-record.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.8.230.181 (talk) 04:50, 29 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ambiguity in definition

There are two GNIS entries for Furnace Creek. There is 1853390, which is a "populated place" and whose coordinates are in the center of the resort/village of Furnace Creek. There is also 2408270, a census designated place, which stretches from 36°21′43″N 116°51′45″W / 36.3618490°N 116.8625244°W / 36.3618490; -116.8625244 to 36°30′36″N 116°53′23″W / 36.5100624°N 116.8896891°W / 36.5100624; -116.8896891, approximately 10.3 mi (16.6 km) apart.

The lede defined the article to be about the CDP. Vsmith changed the infobox to reflect this, along with the elevation. However, I wonder if readers really expect the article to be about the 10-mile-long swath of desert? Or to be more specifically about the resort/village? The infobox image shows the entrance sign to the resort.

Thoughts? — hike395 (talk) 00:18, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The early GNIS entries were simple single coord descriptions - then the folks at GNIS went through and amplified the earlier descriptions with more detail and a new id#. I prefer to use the more recent "updates" as they add more details. I know nothing about the Furnace Creek area beyond what GNIS and USGS topo maps tell me. Vsmith (talk) 02:23, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

October record high

Is there sufficient evidence that it was once 118? If so, that would break the US record by 1 degree. Griffin Wilkins (talk) 03:54, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]