Death Valley National Park in California set a world record for high temperatures on Thursday.
The park’s Furnace Creek thermometer reached 127 degrees this week, a world record for the highest temperature ever recorded in September, CBS News reported.
Visitors flocked to the park on Thursday to experience the record-breaking heat, which came less than a month after 1,000 people were stranded in Death Valley due to flash flooding.
The rainfall, the second highest recorded in one day since 1936, is said to have buried some 60 vehicles in rubble and mud, washing away boulders and trees in the park.
According to KABC-TV, Thursday’s record temperatures won’t last long.
The news station reported that weekend temperatures appear to peak on Monday or Tuesday.
While historic, Death Valley’s incredible heat this week is not expected to break the world’s highest ever recorded temperature of 134 degrees, CBS News noted.
That temperature occurred on July 10, 1913, also in Death Valley. It was recorded during a multiple consecutive day heat wave with temperatures of 129 degrees or higher, according to the National Park Service.
Earlier this week, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) declared a state of emergency as high temperatures continued to rock the state’s energy grid, KTVU-TV reported.
The move will allow people in the state to temporarily increase their energy use as demand grows.
“This is just the latest reminder of how real the climate crisis is and how it affects the everyday lives of Californians,” Newsom said. “As we take steps to help us through the immediate crisis, it reinforces the need for urgent action to end our reliance on fossil fuels that are destroying our climate and making these heat waves hotter and more frequent.”
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.
