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 ].
Death Valley is famous as the hottest place on earth and driest place in North America. The world record highest air temperature of 134Â°F (57Â°C) was recorded at Furnace Creek on July 10, 1913. Summer temperatures often top 120Â°F (49Â°C) in the shade with overnight lows dipping into the 90sÂ°F (mid-30sÂ°C.) Average rainfall is less than 2 inches (5 cm), a fraction of what most deserts receive.