[Insert Title Here] - Extreme Heat

This week has been so hot that it's been hard to concentrate on writing some good material so I thought I would go with the flow and write an article on all some record high climatic temperatures. You just need to remember that these are records based on observation, which means that it could have been hotter someplace in history just no one was there to record it.

Highest Temperature on Earth: 136 F
On September 13, 1922 in Al'Aziziyah, Libya the temperature peaked to the highest that has ever been observed by humans through instrumentation. While there have been reports of temperatures reaching a whopping 188 degrees Farenheit, they have never been confirmed and thus the record stays at 136.

Highest Temperature in the US: 134 F
It should be no surprise that this record high was observed in Death Valley, California in 1913. It fell behind the world record high by only a few degrees so it can be said that this was a scorcher of a day. Unless you live in the desert where there is a possibility of the temperature getting up there in the 120's you shouldn't sweat.

Now instead of listing the record high temps of various countries and places I've decided to do some brief interesting points on more hot stuff.

Bonfire Temperature: ~1250 F
So large bonfires typically reach around this temperature in the very center which is 9 times as hot as the hottest recorded temperature found on Earth. Don't touch the coals as it can result in some nasty burns. And speaking of burns I just discovered that there is a Fourth Degree burn which is when the skin is completely gone and and the underlying muscle and tendons are burned and scarred. Ouch.

Aluminum Melting Temperature: 1221 F
Well just compare this temperature with the above bonfire temperature and you'll discover that if you get a hot enough fire that you can melt metal. This means that by sticking pieces of aluminum (Al) into the hottest part of the fire it can melt, like soda cans.

Surface of the Sun Temperature: 9950 F
Now at first glance it may not seem that hot but you do have to realize that this is only the surface, the part where the blazing ball of flaming gas touches the very cold realm of space. The interior is much much hotter. You must also remember that our sun is only an average star, there are much hotter stars with much hotter surface temperatures and even hotter core temps.

Body Temperature: Varies
Now I found a website which states that the body temperature of an individual varies and that the 98.6 F that we all come to know isn't always right. Oral temperatures fall to that value but the more precise internal measurements, rectal, are a whole degree above that. Individuals with higher metabolism will also have higher body temps and lower temps are found in people with lower metabolisms. Your temperature will also naturally be lower in the morning and higher at night.