The highest recorded temperature in the continental United States was 134 âF in Death Valley, California, on July 10, 1913.
Largest hurricane in world records. In the Pacific ocean, Super Typhoon Tip (1979) is the largest. In the Atlantic ocean, Hurricane Ike (2008) is the largest. Largest hurricane in world records <br/>In the Pacific ocean, Super Typhoon Tip (1979) is the largest.  In the Atlantic ocean, Hurricane Ike (2008) is the largest.
Hurricane Irma is now the fiercest Atlantic hurricane ever recordedâand it is so powerful that it is setting off devices designed to measure earthquakes. British seismologist Stephen Hicks says... Science News Summaries. | Newser