DEATH VALLEY, CA – Known as the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley National Park just experienced its hottest month on record: 108.1⁰F. If that doesn’t sound hot to you, realize that is the average temperature for the month, including overnight lows. The heat was unrelenting. Daytime highs reached 120⁰F or higher all but one of the last 18 days of July, with a brief dip to a high of 115⁰F on July 21. Death Valley reached a high temperature of 127⁰F four days in a row.