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Extreme Temperatures.    The hottest temperature ever recorded in the United States was 134?F, which occurred at Greenland Ranch, California, in Death Valley on July 10, 1913. The coldest temperature ever recorded in the United States was -80?F, which occurred at Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska, in the Endicott Mountains on January 23, 1971. Determine the difference between these two temperatures.

Solution

Difference between these two temperatures = 134?F - (-80?F) = 134?F + 80?F = 214?F