The air temperature of the aptly named Furnace Creek in Death Valley reaches a staggering average daily high of 115°F - making Death Valley the hottest place on Earth. Over the past week, there has been an average of 2,432 cases per day… 1934: One of the hottest summers on record in Iowa began in earnest as the temperature reached 100 F at Sioux City where this remains the earliest date of triple digit heat on record. This was only the first of a remarkable 11 days that month on which a 100 F or higher temperature was recorded somewhere in Iowa. It gets even hotter on the ground: a measurement of 201°F was taken on July 15 1972 - just 11 degrees away from the boiling point of water. Football was first played as a club sport at Iowa in 1872, with intramural games against other colleges played as early as 1882, but it was not until 1889 that the University of Iowa first officially recognized a varsity football team. The coldest temperature recorded in the contiguous U.S. is 70 degrees below zero, measured at Rogers Pass, Montana, on Jan. 20, 1954. At least 24 new coronavirus deaths and 1,509 new cases were reported in Iowa on Nov. 29. Just as the date July 14, 1954 set a record at 117 degrees, July 14, 1936 is recognized as the single hottest day on record for the entire state. Met Office analysts claim Cambridge recorded 38.7C on July 25 - smashing the previous record. US Dept of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service Des Moines, IA 9607 NW Beaver Drive Johnston, IA 50131-1908 On that date, the temperature in Chicago was 104 and the entire state experienced extreme heat , including records of 111 in the west suburbs, 112 near Danville, 114 near Mt. A map of the time frame during which the hottest day of the year is expected in each state, and the regions in each of those states. Highest average monthly temperature: 42.3 °C (108.1 °F), in Death Valley, California, for the month of July 2018. History of hot Temperature records from thermometers and weather stations exist only for a tiny portion of our planet's 4.54-billion-year-long life. Early history. History. A look back: The relentless, withering heat wave of 1936 killed 479 in St. Louis ... 1980, the hottest day of that hot summer. Highest minimum temperature for a 24-hour period and for a calendar day: 42.6 °C (108.7 °F) at Qurayyat, Oman on 25 June 2018. Discover the latest resources, maps, and information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in your community. When and where was the hottest day in the UK, 2019?