The career of Indian classical music in the western world began roughly three years later, when George Harrison, alerted to Ravi Shankar's virtuosity by the Byrds, took a short crash course in the sitar from the Indian musician.
In 1911, the first permanent weather station was established at what is now Furnace Creek Ranch. On July 10, 1913, the weather station measured a record high of 134 F (57 C), a temperature that has not been beat anywhere in the United States since. [Related: The Harshest Environments on Earth ].
What was the hottest temperature ever recorded in the US? The highest temperature ever recorded in the United States was134Â°F (56.7Â°C) on July 10, 1913 in Death Valley, California. Thatis also the highest temperature ever recorâ¦ded in the WesternHemisphere.