Warmest temperature: 134 degrees in Death Valley California in 1913 Coldest temperature: -80 in Alaska, Prospect Creek on January 23, 1971 Highest Pressure: 31.85 inches (1078.6 mb) in Northway, Alaska in January 1989 24-hour rainfall: 43 inches, Alvin, TX, July 25-26 1979, tropical storm claudette Highest wind speed (non-tornadic): 231 miles per hour at Mt. Washington, NH on April 12, 1934 Driest city in US: Yuma, Arizona, average yearly rainfall of 2.94 inches |