The hottest air temperature ever reliably recorded in a desert was 134 degrees F in Death Valley of the Mojave Desert in California on July 10, 1913.
This blending of immigrant agricultural practices with Native American traditions in the mountains and foothills of North Carolina resulted in a distinctive regional agricultural heritage.
The Importance of the Energy Sector in the Mountain States. 1  Map 1: Miningâs Share of Employment. 2  Chart 1: Real Oil Prices, 1974-2014. 3  Chart 2: Mining's Share of GDP. 4  Chart 3: Mining's Share of Employment. 5  Chart 4: Mining's Share of Total Personal Nonfarm Earnings. 6  Chart 5: Severance Taxes' Share of Total State Tax Revenue.