July 21, 2013 Masters Thesis is Online
Attention all weather and climate nerds: as you may know, I have studied Death Valley’s record temperature of 134F from July 1913, and determined that... [Read More]
View ArticleDeath Valley’s 134F Record Temperature Study, Part One
UNRAVELING DEATH VALLEY’S RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE (easy as 1-3-4) by William T. Reid PART ONE —- BACKGROUND (Part Two is here) —–Note—–... [Read More]
View ArticleFebruary 25, 2014 Record Dry Spell About to End
The final week of February, 2014, has begun, and the gentle hills and open fields around Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, and Agoura are still a... [Read More]
View ArticleUnravelling Death Valley’s 134F Record, Part 2
PART ONE is here! This is Part 2 (of 3?) of my research regarding the early temperature records for Death Valley, and especially its record... [Read More]
View ArticleUnravelling Death Valley’s 134 Temperature Record, Part 3
UPDATE, July 8, 2015 —– I have not forgotten about this project! I have another “part” to work on to help show how unlikely the... [Read More]
View ArticleNovember 13, 2015 Local minimum temperature study
The offshore wind pattern of the past few days has spread very dry air over SoCal and has resulted in a very wide range of... [Read More]
View ArticleProtected: Unravelling Death Valley’s 134F Temperature Record — Part 4...
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View ArticleUnravelling Death Valley’s 134F Temperature Record — Part 5 Supplemental Data...
The data tables below were prepared for the WeatherUnderground writeup of October, 2016. Incorporated in Table A are the average daily maximums for Death Valley... [Read More]
View ArticleNovember 18, 2016 Death Valley Temperature Record Blog on WU
If you have looked through my web site, then you have probably come across my write-ups on the world’s record high temperature of 134F... [Read More]
View ArticleFebruary 17, 2017 Wind and rain storm in Westlake Village
This is a study of the weather conditions during the heavy storm that impacted Southern California, notably coastal Los Angeles and Ventura counties, on February... [Read More]
View ArticleJuly 23, 2017 Temperature Measurements on a Hot Afternoon in Death Valley
Note: This entry details my findings and thoughts on detailed temperature measurements and patterns in and around Death Valley on July 23.... [Read More]
View ArticleUnravelling Death Valley’s 134F Temperature Record — Part 6, Greenland Ranch...
Welcome to another edition of my research into the old Death Valley temperature record. This is Part 6. To find links to all of... [Read More]
View ArticleUnravelling Death Valley’s 134F Temperature Record, Part 4A — 1931 to 1960...
PART 4A— HISTORIC HEAT WAVES IN THE DEATH VALLEY REGION 1931 to 1960 Part 4 became quite large, quite unwieldy. So, I decided to break... [Read More]
View ArticleUnravelling Death Valley’s 134F Temperature Record, Part 4C 1911 to 1930 Heat...
This is Part 4C, an in-depth investigation of the hottest periods in the Death Valley region during the first 20 years of the Greenland Ranch... [Read More]
View ArticleJuly 2018 Record Hot Month at Death Valley
As a climatologist and researcher of temperature records for Death Valley in California, I was intrigued, but not amazed, to learn that July, 2018, was... [Read More]
View ArticleJuly 2018 Daily Weather Maps and Data — Part 1 of 2, July 1-15
Part 2 is here/data and maps for July 16-31 July 2018 was very hot in desert areas of California, Nevada, and Arizona. Some stations in... [Read More]
View ArticleJuly 2018 Daily Weather Maps and Data — Part 2 of 2, July 16-31
July 2018 was one of the hottest months on record in the Death Valley region. These daily maps and graphics were saved to document the... [Read More]
View ArticleUnravelling Death Valley’s 134F Record, Part 2 Early Greenland Ranch Data...
PART ONE is here PART THREE is here PART FOUR is here PART FIVE is here PART SIX is here August 2016 update —-... [Read More]
View ArticleClimate Page for Chatsworth, California
Below are some daily and monthly weather data for Chatsworth, covering the period primarily from about 1961 to 2011. For current data from Dave’s... [Read More]
View ArticleGlendale, California Weather Records and Climate Page
Quick links to recent data: Glendale Apr 2018 to Oct 2019 Nov 2019 Dec 2019 (Scroll down for links to historic daily data) Bob... [Read More]
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