Original: However another weather station located in Death Valley ( Cow Creek ) , during the period from 1934 to 1961 recorded an average yearly temperature of 77.3 ° F ( 25.2 ° C ) with an average high in January of around 64 ° F ( 18 ° C ) and 116 ° F ( 47 ° C ) in July .
Simplified: In the summer , the temperature can be 130 ° F ( 54 ° C ) . On July 10 , 1913 , it was 134 ° F ( 57 ° C ) , which is the hottest recorded temperature in the United States .