If Death Valley hits 131F today, that will be the highest reliably recorded air temperature on earth. In fact up to 134F is within the range of possibilities today and tomorrow, which would hit and exceed the less reliably recorded values from 1913 and the 1920s in Tunisia.
By the 2050s.. who knows, maybe 140F will be within reach.
By the 2050s.. who knows, maybe 140F will be within reach.