Dark Night
Tartan of the Day
Dec 7
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Heatwave Days
"🎶 It's too darn hot!
It's too darn hot!
I'd like to sup with my baby tonight,
Refill the cup with my baby tonight
But I ain't up to my baby tonight '
'Cause it's too darn hot!"
~ Cole Porter, Kiss Me Kate, 1948
Too hot to handle? Let’s take a roll call:
🔥 Asphalt that could fry an egg
🔥 Steering wheels that brand your palms
🔥 Sidewalks that shimmer like a mirage
🔥 Death Valley in July
🔥 Hot barbecue
🔥 And this tartan—scorching with style!
We’re in the midst of a sizzling heat wave across much of the northern hemisphere, and this tartan brings the burn! Fiery reds, like hot poker flowers, molten yellow flames, and the blackened smudge of smoke and ash, creates a pattern that practically radiates heat!
And while temperature records are hotly debated, the highest officially recorded air temperature on Earth still belongs to Furnace Creek Ranch in Death Valley, California—an eye-watering 56.7°C (134.1°F), registered on July 10, 1913. Hot, Hot, Hot! ❤️ 🖤 💛 🔥 🔥 🔥
This tartan, designed by Carol A. L. Martin, uses the sizzling colors of something so hot that it burns to a crisp.
The highest temperature recorded on Earth has been measured in three different major ways: air, ground, and through satellite. The former of the three is used as the standard measurement, and is noted by the World Meteorological Organization among others for the official record. How the record is taken though has been subject to controversy regarding various factors such as environmental conditions.
For ninety years a former record that was measured in Libya had been in place until it was disqualified in 2012.
This also raised questions about the legitimacy of the current record which was measured in Death Valley, California. The WMO has since stated that they would be willing to open an investigation into the matter as all "available evidence" points to its accuracy. While there have been higher reports through air readings, none of these have ever been verified. The other two measurements of ground and satellite have also generated higher readings, but are less reliable and also unverified.
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the highest registered air temperature on Earth was 56.7 °C (134.1 °F) in Furnace Creek Ranch, California, located in the Death Valley desert in the United States, on July 10, 1913.
The hottest recorded temperature in Scotland is 35.1°C, which was officially recorded at Floors Castle in the Borders on 19 July 2022. However, this temperature was not officially recognized as a record due to the site setup not meeting observing standards. The highest officially recognized temperature in Scotland is 34.8°C, recorded at Charterhall in the Borders on 19 July 2022.
For more on the previous record holders and the surrounding controversy, click the hot grill!