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Ranger Jennette Jurado takes a temperature reading of the ground Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. The thermometer is not official but is a popular photo spot. Death Valley in southeastern California's Mojave Desert reached 128 degrees Fahrenheit (53 Celsius) on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service's reading at Furnace Creek. The high temperature was actually lower than the previous day, when the location reached 130 F (54 C). (AP Photo/John Locher)