Highest elevation you can get to 100°F (climate, hot, warm)

[nei]

I found mountain climates interesting. Taos, NM highest recorded temperature is 99°F, just shy of 100°F! Rather impressive considering its elevation (just under 7000 feet).

In contrast Mt. Mitchell at a similar latitude in elevation in the US South hasn't recorded a temperature above 81°F.

SummitPost : Hiking, Climbing and Mountaineering

Any thoughts on the highest elevation 100°F has been recorded? I'd imagine it'd be somewhere in the Himalayas. In the US?

[wavehunter007]

Originally Posted by nei

I found mountain climates interesting. Taos, NM highest recorded temperature is 99°F, just shy of 100°F! Rather impressive considering its elevation (just under 7000 feet).

In contrast Mt. Mitchell at a similar latitude in elevation in the US South hasn't recorded a temperature above 81°F.

SummitPost : Hiking, Climbing and Mountaineering

Any thoughts on the highest elevation 100°F has been recorded? I'd imagine it'd be somewhere in the Himalayas. In the US?

Hmmm

Many western mountain ranges in the USA have recorded pretty hot temps...Flagstaff as hit 97 f and Alamosa has hit 97 F.

I'll look to see, that is interesting to consider.

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Helena in Montana is 3,875 feet above sea level and its record high temperature is 105F.

Then we have Billings, again in Montana, at 3,123 feet above sea level, its record high temperature is 112F.

[xeric]

Santa Fe NM (at 7000 feet) has a record high of 98 F.

[Derek40]

Good question.
Down here nothing over 1000 metres, correct me if I am wrong, has achieved 100F.
The highest I can find is Orange NSW (Orange AP) at 947 metres, or just over 3100 feet.
See Data File on:

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averag...w_063303.shtml

[wavehunter007]

Originally Posted by xeric

Santa Fe NM (at 7000 feet) has a record high of 98 F.

I was thinking about Aspen, CO at 7000 feet . They must have seen highs near 90 F a few times in history?

[ben86]

I suspect Iran might have seen some 100Fs recorded at high elevation considering how it's both baking hot in summer and mountainous, but I don't know about any specifics. I agree though that the highest elevation to have had 100F is likely to have been in the Himalayas somewhere.

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Funnily enough, neither Ulan Bator, the highest capital in the world, nor the capital of Tibet have recorded a temperature of 100F. Kathmandu might have but I can't find any records for it!

[Candle]

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[Stumbler.]

Hmm... is it just me, or in some places, do the diurnal ranges increase as you go up certain mountainous areas?

I sometimes get the impression that higher elevation places' summers and highs (how hot they can peak to by day) are still warm, relative to how much their winters and lows drop off with altitude.