Whoa! Now thats hot!!! I’ve been in the normal Vegas 104 degrees  or so, and actually I find it quite refreshing. But this weekend, hold the press! We started the evening…yes evening… at 104.

The next day the temp hits 114 degrees. Good time to hit the outlet and sweat to the oldies! This is officially now the hottest day temp I’ve ever experienced in Vegas, make that anywhere, beating the previous record of 112 in Lake Havasu back in 2003. But at least it’s a dry heat!

Then Sunday coming home,115, whoa! The hottest I’ve ever been anywhere anytime. Beating yesterday’s temperature by 1 degree, but at least we are in air conditioned comfort driving home. It can’t get any hotter than this.

Oops, we just hit Baker, California, gateway to Death Valley. And guess what? 118!!! It just got hotter!

The interesting thing here, I figured my thermometer must be malfunctioning, so when we get to Baker, the World Famous Baker Thermometer was actually working, and lo and behold, it confirms the same temperature! I step out of the car to take a confirmation photo, and admittedly, the heat was absolutely suffocating. I could just imagine the settlers coming out through this. In heavy cotton denim and buckboard wagons!?! Or moreso, what about people in the middle east? Remember years ago they talked about holding the World Cup in 112 degree heat. I could not imagine playing anything other than an iPod in this.

Verified by the Baker Needle, the huge tourist attraction thermometer that never lies. To be honest I didn’t even think the dam thing even worked. Your tax dollars at work.