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 ].
Most Extreme U.S. Heat. No surprise here: the hottest spot in the U.S. is Death Valley, Calif. With high temps recorded over 130 degrees Fahrenheit, no spot within the U.S. can even compare to the extreme heat offered in this desert within the Mojave Desert. Average temperatures in July easily climb to 115 degrees and come close to that again in August.