Superchilled Superchargers? Looking through weather data, Needles is making Phoenix seem chilly. Has hit 120ºF or greater in Jun, Jul, Aug AND Sep!!! Max +125º (52ºC)
Here are some data from Wiki:
On July 22, 2006, Needles experienced a record high low temperature, with a temperature recorded to be 100 °F (38 °C) at 6:00 AM with a high temperature exceeding 120 °F (49 °C).[SUP]
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On August 13, 2012, Needles experienced a thunderstorm that deposited rain at a temperature of 115 °F (46 °C) starting at 3:56 PM, setting a new record for the hottest rain in world history. The air temperature was 118 °F (48 °C), tying Needles' record high for the date. Since the humidity was only 11%, the rain evaporated so that "only a trace of precipitation was recorded in the rain gauge". Weather records researcher Maximiliano Herrera reported that this was the lowest humidity at which rain has occurred on Earth in recorded history.[SUP]
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Oh, and yeah - I'm local: Paxson is the center of the universe, and I can prove it: EVERY other place is equally distant from here!
More seriously, my g-g grandfather's 1864-65 journal relates a harrowing tale of his barely surviving a trek to/from Los Angeles and Needles (Fort Mohave). Neat stuff.[/SUP]