Editing Furnace Creek, California (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Furnace Creek has a total area of {{convert|31.5|sqmi|km2}}, over 99% of it being land.

Springs in the [[Amargosa Range]] created a natural [[oasis]] at Furnace Creek, which has subsequently dwindled due to diversion of this water to support the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/deva/ftfur1.html|title=Furnace Creek: Focus on Water|publisher=US Geological Survey report|access-date=2010-02-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120234638/http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/deva/ftfur1.html|archive-date=2009-11-20|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Climate===
Furnace Creek, like the rest of [[Death Valley]], has a [[hot desert climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''BWh''), with long, extremely hot summers; short, very mild winters; and little rainfall. Daytime temperatures range from roughly {{convert|65|°F|°C}} in December to {{convert|116|°F|°C}} in July, while overnight lows typically oscillate from {{convert|40|to|90|°F|°C}}. From 1911 through 2006, a period of 95 years, Furnace Creek had an average high temperature of {{convert|91.4|°F|°C}} and an average low temperature of {{convert|62.9|°F|°C}}. During that period, the hottest month was July, with an average daily high temperature of {{convert|116.5|°F|°C}}, and the driest month was June, with an average monthly precipitation of {{convert|0.05|in|abbr=on}}.<ref>The average annual temperature is {{convert|77.2|°F|°C|1|lk=on|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/upload/Weather%20and%20Climate.pdf | title = Weather and Climate - Death Valley National Park | publisher = National Park Service| access-date = 2014-02-04 }}</ref> Furnace Creek holds the record for the most consecutive days above {{convert|120|°F|°C}}: 43 days, from July 6 through August 17, 1917.<ref name="120F+">{{cite web|title=Weather and Climate Death Valley National Park|url=http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/upload/Weather%20and%20Climate.pdf|publisher=U.S. National Park Service|date=July 2007|access-date=16 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327054941/http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/upload/Weather%20and%20Climate.pdf|archive-date=27 March 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> The average temperature of July 2018 was {{convert|108.1|F|C}}, which is the highest temperature of any month for any place in the world.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ian |first1=Livingston |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501135806/https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/new-global-record-hottest-single-month-established-death-valley |archive-date=1 May 2018 |url=https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/new-global-record-hottest-single-month-established-death-valley |title=Death Valley Sets New Global Record for Hottest Single Month |publisher=Wunderground |access-date=1 May 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fritz |first1=Angela |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501135917/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/08/03/death-valley-just-experienced-the-hottest-month-ever-recorded-in-the-u-s/ |archive-date= 1 May 2018 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/08/03/death-valley-just-experienced-the-hottest-month-ever-recorded-in-the-u-s/ |title=Death Valley just experienced the hottest month ever recorded on Earth |newspaper=The Washington Post|date=7 August 2017 |access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref>

Furnace Creek holds the record for the [[Temperature extremes#Highest temperatures ever recorded|highest recorded]] [[temperature]] in the world, reaching {{convert|134|°F|°C|1}} on July&nbsp;10, 1913.<ref name=newRecord>{{cite journal | last= El Fadli | first=Khalid Ibrahim|title=World Meteorological Organization Assessment of the Purported World Record 58°C Temperature Extreme at El Azizia, Libya (13 September 1922) | journal=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society| volume=94| issue=2| pages=199–204|date=September 2012|doi=10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00093.1|display-authors=etal| doi-access=free | bibcode=2013BAMS...94..199E}}</ref> Some meteorologists dispute the accuracy of this measurement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/historic-heat-wave-reponsible-for-death-valleys-129f-gradually-weak.html|publisher=Wunderground|first=Jeff|last=Masters|work=WunderBlog|title=Historic Heat Wave {{sic|Repon|sible|nolink=y}} for Death Valley's 129°F Gradually Weakening}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/an-investigation-of-death-valleys-134f-world-temperature-record.html|publisher=Wunderground|first=Christopher|last=Burt|work=WunderBlog|title=An Investigation of Death Valley's 134°F World Temperature Record}}</ref>

In addition, a ground temperature of {{convert|201|F}} was recorded in Furnace Creek on July&nbsp;15, 1972; this may be the highest natural ground surface temperature ever recorded.<ref>{{cite journal|title=A possible world record maximum natural ground surface temperature|first=Paul|last=Kubecka|journal=Weather|volume=56|issue=7|date=July 2001|pages= 218–221|doi=10.1002/j.1477-8696.2001.tb06577.x|bibcode=2001Wthr...56..218K|s2cid=120698040 }}</ref> (Temperatures measured directly on the ground may exceed air temperatures by {{convert|50|to|90|F|C|disp=sqbr}}.)<ref name=running2011>{{Cite journal | doi=10.1175/2011BAMS3067.1| title=Satellite Finds Highest Land Skin Temperatures on Earth| journal=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society| volume=92| issue=7| pages=855–860| year=2011| last1=Mildrexler| first1=David J.| last2=Zhao| first2=Maosheng| last3=Running| first3=Steven W.| bibcode=2011BAMS...92..855M| doi-access=free}}</ref> The former world record for the highest overnight low temperature was {{convert|110.0|°F|°C}}, set on July 5, 1918, in Furnace Creek.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/vef/climate/DeathValleyClimateBook/July%20Normal%20and%20Record%20Temperatures.pdf |title=July Daily Normals And Records |work=The Death Valley Climate Book |publisher=[[National Weather Service]] |access-date=26 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715173714/http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/vef/climate/DeathValleyClimateBook/July%20Normal%20and%20Record%20Temperatures.pdf |archive-date=15 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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| location = Furnace Creek, [[Death Valley]], California (1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1911–present). Elevation: {{convert|-190|ft|abbr=on}}.
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| Jan record high F = 90
| Feb record high F = 97
| Mar record high F = 104
| Apr record high F = 113
| May record high F = 122
| Jun record high F = 129
| Jul record high F = 134
| Aug record high F = 130
| Sep record high F = 127
| Oct record high F = 114
| Nov record high F = 98
| Dec record high F = 89
| year record high F = 134
| Jan avg record high F = 78.4
| Feb avg record high F = 85.1
| Mar avg record high F = 95.4
| Apr avg record high F = 106.0
| May avg record high F = 113.6
| Jun avg record high F = 122.0
| Jul avg record high F = 125.9
| Aug avg record high F = 124.0
| Sep avg record high F = 118.1
| Oct avg record high F = 106.2
| Nov avg record high F = 90.0
| Dec avg record high F = 77.8
| year avg record high F = 126.7
| Jan high F = 67.2
| Feb high F = 73.7
| Mar high F = 82.6
| Apr high F = 91.0
| May high F = 100.7
| Jun high F = 111.1
| Jul high F = 117.4
| Aug high F = 115.9
| Sep high F = 107.7
| Oct high F = 93.3
| Nov high F = 77.4
| Dec high F = 65.6
| year high F = 92.0
| Jan mean F = 54.9
| Feb mean F = 61.3
| Mar mean F = 69.8
| Apr mean F = 77.9
| May mean F = 87.8
| Jun mean F = 97.5
| Jul mean F = 104.2
| Aug mean F = 102.3
| Sep mean F = 93.4
| Oct mean F = 78.9
| Nov mean F = 64.0
| Dec mean F = 53.4
| year mean F = 78.8
| Jan low F = 42.5
| Feb low F = 49.0
| Mar low F = 57.1
| Apr low F = 64.8
| May low F = 75.0
| Jun low F = 84.0
| Jul low F = 91.0
| Aug low F = 88.7
| Sep low F = 79.1
| Oct low F = 64.4
| Nov low F = 50.5
| Dec low F = 41.1
| year low F = 65.6
| Jan avg record low F = 30.5
| Feb avg record low F = 36.1
| Mar avg record low F = 42.8
| Apr avg record low F = 49.8
| May avg record low F = 58.5
| Jun avg record low F = 67.9
| Jul avg record low F = 78.3
| Aug avg record low F = 75.3
| Sep avg record low F = 65.4
| Oct avg record low F = 49.5
| Nov avg record low F = 35.9
| Dec avg record low F = 29.0
| year avg record low F = 28.0
| Jan record low F = 15
| Feb record low F = 20
| Mar record low F = 26
| Apr record low F = 35
| May record low F = 42
| Jun record low F = 49
| Jul record low F = 62
| Aug record low F = 65
| Sep record low F = 41
| Oct record low F = 32
| Nov record low F = 24
| Dec record low F = 19
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| Jan precipitation inch = 0.37
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.52
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| Apr precipitation inch = 0.10
| May precipitation inch = 0.03
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| Dec precipitation inch = 0.26
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| Jan sun = 217
| Feb sun = 226
| Mar sun = 279
| Apr sun = 330
| May sun = 372
| Jun sun = 390
| Jul sun = 403
| Aug sun = 372
| Sep sun = 330
| Oct sun = 310
| Nov sun = 210
| Dec sun = 186
| year sun = 3625
| source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web
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| title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = June 12, 2021
}}</ref> (September record high)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/death-valley-127-degrees-record-hottest-september-day-on-the-planet/|title=Death Valley hits 127 degrees, setting record for hottest September day on the planet|publisher=CBS News|access-date=September 2, 2022}}
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