Tim Phillips Show, 7/14/26
6:10
Top 7 Smells That Define Summer Camp … According to a new article by Mental Floss.
1) Sunscreen
2) Bug Spray
3) Campfire Smoke
4) Burnt Marshmallows
5) Lip Balm
6) Musty Cabins
7) Craft Supplies.
6:30
Two For Tuesday - LEARNING TO FLY - TOM PETTY , LADY A
#28 in 1991. From Gainesville, FL. Country group from Augusta, GA
7:15
This summer’s heat waves have us sweating and maybe even swearing, but these temperatures have nothing on the historic highs. Using records dating back more than a century, a new report reveals the hottest temperatures ever recorded in the world. And it turns out, the highest temperature ever recorded is right here in the U.S.
That “honor” goes to Death Valley, California, where a temp of 134.1 degrees Fahrenheit was recorded in 1913. It’s the elevation - or lack of it - that makes that area so hot.
Furnace Creek in Death Valley, where the temperature was recorded, is about 190 feet below sea level, and when warm air descends, it gets an extra push down from the atmosphere, which traps all that heat close to Earth.
Plus, Furnace Creek is surrounded by mountains that trap the hot air and the desert valley only gets about two inches of rain a year.
While some climate experts and historians question the validity of the record, it’s still recognized as the hottest temperature ever recorded by the record keepers of the World Meteorological Organization.
Nine of the world’s 20 hottest national records were set in the Middle East, with all nine over 122 degrees.
The World’s Hottest Places Ever Recorded
Death Valley, California - 134.1 degrees in 1913
Kebili, Tunisia - 131-degrees in 1931
Mitribah, Kuwait - 129.2-degrees in 2016
Tirat Zvi, Israel - 129.2-degrees in 1942
Basra, Iraq - 129.0-degrees in 2016
Turbat, Pakistan - 128.7-degrees in 2017
Ahvaz Airport, Iran - 128.7-degrees in 2017
Turpan, Xinjiang, China - 126.0-degrees in 2023
Sweihan, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates - 125.8-degrees in 2002
San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico - 125.6-degrees in 1966
Source: Mental Floss
