The United States Office of Management and Budget has designated Somerset County as the Somerset, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area (ÂµSA). As of the 2010 U.S. Census the micropolitan area ranked 7th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 77th most populous in the United States with a population of 77,742.
While not the hottest city in North America, Las Vegas is located very close to the hottest location in the entire Western Hemisphere: Californiaâs Death Valley. In 1911, temperature gauges at the park recorded a daytime high of 134Â°F (56.7C) â just one degree short of the world record. 4. Hong Kong, China.
This Day In History, September 13, 1922: El Azizia, Libya reached a world record-breaking temperature of 136 degrees Fahrenheit. Man, that's hot. Heat may be a welcome sensation to anyone in the northern hemisphere who is dreading the impending autumn. But, there are some places where the temperature gets too extreme to bear. According to the Discovery Channel, though, the notion of the hottest place is difficult to pinpoint.